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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.
Mashed turnips with brown sugar.
My favorite Thanksgiving meal includes my mother in laws recipe for stuffing and my grandma’s homemade noodles!
So want this book for holiday cooking!
i love soups
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I am really liking Pioneer Woman recipes… would love to win a cook book!
My favorite recipe to make for the holidays is my favorite because its so simple but so yummy! It’s great for kids and the adults love it too!
2 boxes of instant vanilla pudding
4 c cold milk
2 containers frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 1/2 pkgs Maria crackers
Prepare pudding as usual. When thickening, add frozen whipped topping and fold in until smooth. Layer the pudding and crackers two times. For the last layer, crush crackers to a fine crumb in a ziplock bag and spread on top.
YUM!
sounds yummy. need to try this one!
Sorry forgot to leave our favorite family recipe, well on both Thanksgiving and Christmas everyone can’t wait to get their plates full of my mom’s wonderful stuffing and top it off with her delicious giblet gravy!! Shared on fb and Pinterest!
MY MOM’S STUFFING AND LEMON JELLO THING.
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My favorite Thanksgiving treat is after dinner a big slice of pumpkin pie and a thick slice of turkey white meat. YUMMY!
Our favorite part of the meal is the ham!! My mom makes the best glazed ham, so moist and delicious!
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I’m entering to win a cookbook. Thanks for giving them away.
I love Ree!