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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.
My mom always makes broccoli and cheese rice casserole. It is delicious! But I also love the sausage balls my mom makes on Christmas morning. YUM! Really, I like it all
My favorite Thanksgiving recipe is my mother-in-laws sausage dressing!!! Please enter me in the contest!
Yum, that looks good. Favorite t-giving dish is corn soufflé.
PW turkey brine! We don’t do turkey without it 🙂
Homemade onion dip with crackers 🙂 Not so healthy anymore…but I indulge myself once a year 🙂
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My favorite Thanksgiving recipes are the side dishes: squash casserole, green bean casserole with a secret ingredient from my very first supervisor (35 years ago), and a creamed corn casserole. My favorite Christmas recipes are the traditional cookies that my family members have been making for at least a couple of generations.
I love my father-in-law’s twice baked potatoes.
Oh, this soup sound soo good. I have to try it soon! I agree with you on making soup when it gets cold outside. The favorite in our house is the minestrone with tons of vegetables & beans.
Definitely green bean cassarole 🙂 I made it 3 times last year, once using a dairy-free recipe, and it worked great!
Boy favorite… that is a toughie… I’ll go with stuffing with gravy for Thanksgiving and stuffed mushrooms for Christmas… see I snuck 3 in there 😉
Sweet potato biscuits!
My favorite Turkey day recipe is Emeril’s corn pudding! It is delicious and oh so naughty!
I love chocolate crinkle cookies – so easy but sooo delicious!
Sweet potato casserole! Using canned Louisiana sweet potatoes, and with a brown sugar & pecan crumble topping. Plus cinnamon. No marshmallows over here!
….and plus one’d it! Thank you for the chance!