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Cheese Broccoli Soup

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Whatever you do, don’t call this Broccoli Cheese soup. With a much larger ratio of cheese to broccoli than your normal recipe, this creamy delight is the ultimate comfort food in a bowl.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Chopped Broccoli Florets
  • 4 Tablespoons Butter
  • 1 whole Large Onion, Finely Chopped
  • ⅓ cups Celery, Finely Chopped (optional)
  • ⅓ cups Green Pepper, Finely Chopped (optional)
  • ⅓ cups Red Pepper, Finely Chopped (optional)
  • 4 cloves Garlic, Minced
  • ½ cups All-purpose Flour
  • 3-½ cups Chicken Broth
  • 3 cups Half-and-half
  • 4 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • 2 teaspoons Kosher Salt, More Or Less To Taste
  • 1 teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Preparation

Steam, blanch (or even microwave) broccoli until it is crisp and bright green. Drain completely.

Meanwhile, heat the butter in a large stockpot or Dutch oven set over medium heat. Add the chopped onion, celery, and peppers (if using) and sauté until soft, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 2 minutes.

Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Slowly whisk in the broth and half-and-half. Add broccoli. Check the seasonings and add salt and pepper to taste.

Bring soup to a low boil, cover, and reduce heat so that the soup barely simmers. Cook, stirring frequently, until the soup is very thick and flavorful, about 20 minutes. If soup is too thick, thin with broth or half-and-half until it is the desired consistency.

With a potato masher, break up the broccoli florets.

Add the grated cheese in ½-cup increments, stirring after each addition until completely melted and smooth. Do not allow soup to boil. Re-season to taste and serve hot.

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kbacon on 11.11.2010

Delicious!! My family loved it!! Cut back on the cheese slightly put turned out perfect!! This recipe is a keeper!!

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Laura on 11.9.2010

Great – let me know what you think!

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amboyett on 11.9.2010

This looks delicious! I love broccoli cheese soup and increasing the cheese quotient just makes me happier. :) I’m trying it this weekend!

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anneegirl on 1.23.2012

FANTASTIC! I (uncharacteristically) followed the directions to a T and it was excellent! Although technically I used gluten free flour, but still… I even steamed the broccoli in broth and reserved the remaining broth as part of my 3.5c chicken broth. Everyone gobbled it right up. Yum! This will definitely be my go to for the future. Thanks!

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Sagey on 12.9.2010

This was sooo good! I even made it with 1% milk and it was delicious! I used onion and yellow pepper and just over 3cups of broccoli. YUM! Thanks for this wonderful recipe! My husband turned to me after one bite and said/asked “you made this from scratch?!” with udder disbelief on his face. It was that good. :-)

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