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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.
Pecan pie!!
This soup is sooooooo good!
Candied yams! Mmmm
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Sweet potato souffle! (Only my Mom’s will do!)
My family’s favorite Thanksgiving recipe is probably my aunt’s stuffing. It’s the “good old” type, nothing fancy, just oh so yummy!!
This looks delicious!!!
Yum! My favorite holiday treat is homemade pecan pie, made with my grandmother’s recipe.
You said that I had made that comment before and I know that I haven’t. I do not believe that you are actually giving away cook books this is just a ploy to get us on your web site. For me it won’t happen again.
Suasage Quinoa Stuffing (Thanksgiving)
One oniion chopped
3 celery stalks chopped
1 Cup Quinoa – cooked as per package directions
1 bag seasoned bread crumbs
1 lb country sausage
2 cups chicken stock
Cook quinoa as per package direction. Brown sausage with oions and celery. Combine quinoa, sausage mixture and bread crumbs in a bowl. Add chicken stock, mix well and put in a 10 x 13 baking dish; cover. Bake at 350 for 1 hr.
Everything my Mom made was delicious! I always made room for her lemon meringue pie, it was mellow, not tart, and the meringue with sugar sprinkled on top and melted was scrumptious and perfect.
My mother’s cornbread stuffing!
My Nana’s pecan pie. She’s no longer with us, so now I’m the lucky one that bakes it every year.
I love the Pioneer Woman!! Our daughter lives in Denver, purchased the book over the weekend and got a ticket to see Ree at the same bookstore Wednesday night. Hope it works for her — she is a Speech Path and has conferences that evening. Hopes to get to the signing with 30 minutes to spare (and she hopes to get Ree to sign all four of her cookbooks)! Thanks for the promotion.
Fresh cranberry relish with oranges & pecans. I can eat this stuff by the bowlful. So refreshing!
Sounds like another winning recipe from The Pioneer Woman!!!!!