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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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I love my mother-in-law, and now my husband’s, oyster stuffing. Better than turkey!
My favorite holiday dish is my caramelized Brussels sprouts! They’re wonderful!
I would love to win one pretty please!!!
Yummmm…looks delicious! I love your cooking show, Ree, along with your family and the animals. Looks like a really fun life you have!
Pumpkin Cheese cake I make it because it’s often requested at Holidays!
have to try this soup, all my others don’t seem to come out quite right
Everyone in my family loves the mashed potatoes that I make…. Using cream cheese, sour cream, butter, and chives, these are delicious. Would love to have Ree’s new cookbook to add to my collection!
I love Ree’s cookbook’s but when I moved to Montana I inadvertenaly left my cookbook’s in Colorado,I really really need a new book.
I have to make my grandmas homemade peach pie crumble and peanut clusters.
I can see my homegrown broccoli is going to be taking a Jacuzzi with some chicken broth and cheddar real soon!
I’d love to win. Thanks for the opportunity.
Love to win this cookbook!
I’ve pinned on Pinterest and would love to have a copy
I must always make my mothers applesauce cake during the holidays….it is a yearly custom……….
It would be the homemade bread that my husband makes. He makes something different every year and it’s always delicious!