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Soup is good food, but Broccoli Cheese Soup is great food! As a kid I used to run around our house singing/screaming that slogan from the Campbell’s Soup commercials. That just may be one of the silly things kids do, but in my case the sentiment really stuck as I still adore soup. When it’s cold outside, few things make me feel as good as the smell emanating from a steaming bowl of heart warming soup.
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I’m sure many have been the times when you’ve still been so hungry after finishing a good bowl of soup that you say you could even eat the bowl. Well, have you ever had soup in a bread bowl? The first time I experienced it was as a kid at my aunt’s house in Louisville and it just seemed so creative to me. The concept of having your meal in an edible bowl can really be magical for a young eater, as I found out when I presented my kids each with their own bread bowls filled to the brim with soup.
Broccoli Cheese Soup
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 small onion, diced
- 4 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 cup whole milk
- 1 cup half and half
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 heads broccoli, cut into florets
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
- bread loaves for bowls (you can buy them at nice bakeries or Trader Joe's)
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and cook 3 to 4 minutes.
- Sprinkle the flour on top of the onion, and use a whisk to work in the flour. Once it’s combined, cook the onion-flour mixture for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the milk and half-and-half, whisking constantly until combined.
- Sprinkle in the salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
- Stir the broccoli florets into the soup. Cover the pot and reduce the heat to low, then simmer the soup until it’s thickened and the broccoli is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken broth and check the consistency. The soup should be thick, but if it still seems too thick, splash in a little more broth.
- Add the cheese and stir until melted. Serve the soup in bread bowls.
Notes
- For a smoother soup, use an immersion blender to puree the soup before adding the cheese.
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One of my favorite ways to eat broccoli!
Love broccoli and Cheese soup.Really warms up a cold day. Perfect for fall days.,
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Thanks for the chance to win one of Ree’s cookbooks!
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My Mother-In-Laws famous turtle cake! Yum!!!!
My moms bread stuffing and roasted sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving!
OH goodness…this soup looks yummy!!! Can’t wait to make it. LOVE Pioneer Woman
My all time favorite Thanksgiving recipe is my Mom’s sausage stuffing!!! It is to die for our whole family looks forward to it every year 🙂 we all try to make but no one can ever to taste like Mom’s because she does not measure….she just puts in a little of this and a little of that!! We love her so much! I would love your book, I watch your show and love you , your awesome! Love you on QVC too 🙂
Thanksgiving dinner is never complete without sweet potato casserole 🙂
I love the holidays. my favorite is fudge. I made it for thanksgiving and Christmas.
Making this tonight! Love all her books and the show!
My favorite Christmas dish is my late grandmother’s spinach ring with a creamed egg or creamed mushroom sauce!
I would love to win one of your cookbooks. I watch you everyday on Foodnetwork.