Our weather here took a quick turn downward, we have had 40 – 45 degrees at night and mid 50’s during the day. Earlier this week I made soup and a loaf of homemade (bread machine) bread, for dinner.
I had been wanting to try my hand at Panera’s Broccoli Cheddar Soup, so when I saw that my friend at Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures had made it and it looked really easy and especially tasty, I just had to try it.
Ingredients:
- 5 cups broccoli florets
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups milk or 1/2 & 1/2 (I used 1/2 & 1/2)
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 – 3 cups grated cheddar cheese
- bacon, cooked and crumbled (this is optional, I didn’t use any)
Directions:
Cut broccoli, steam it, until tender. Chop finely, I chopped mine in the food processor, (just like Lynn suggested). In a large saucepan, combine milk or 1/2 & 1/2 and broth (I used homemade stock that I had in the freezer). Slowly whisk in flour. Cook until thickened, be careful here because I think I cooked mine a little too long, it was pretty thick. Add the broccoli and cook 5 minutes on low. Add the cheese and stir until melted.
I transferred the soup to the crockpot and turned it on low to keep it warm.
Cook’s Note: The taste of this soup was great, thanks Lynn for sharing it, but mine turned out too thick. Next time I think I will add some more broth and a little less flour (Lynn’s suggestion).
I also made this meal with groceries that I purchased from Aldi’s, making it a very cost effective meal. For just under $5, including the bread, we had a warm meal on a cool Fall evening.
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What a GREAT!!! and CREAMY!!! soup. THANKS!!! Geri
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This looks so delicious and simple!
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This looks awesome. I can’t wait to try it too. I love broccoli and cheese together, but the bacon sounds like the perfect topper.
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I’ve yet to find a broccoli soup recipe that I really love, but this one might be it! How can you go wrong w/ bacon and cheese? Yum!
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Yummo!!
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This sounds like a wonderful soup!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks too, for stopping by my blog and leaving your comment!
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We love broccoli cheddar at our place too! Goes great with homemade bread
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Broccoli cheese is one of my favorite soups and yours looks yummy.
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I can’t wait to try this! I got a little crazy ordering broccoli with my last co-op order and need to use up some broccoli ASAP =)
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Just wanted to thank you for posting to Crock Pot Wednesday last week and to let you know that this week’s Mister Linky is already up and waiting for you. Thanks again for posting this great soup. I just know that I will really enjoy it. Debbie at diningwithdebbie.blogspot.com
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