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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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Would love to win this cookbook & just in time for Thanksgiving feast! Yummy bread bowls here too!
Please enter me to win! 😉
Rees wonderful recipe for cinnamon rolls. Make for holidays every year
Love broccoli soup and would love to win the book!
Would love to have this book! #thepioneerwoman
My husband’s favorite, must have broccoli cassarole! It is really the only thing I KNOW I’ll be making for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.
I shared on twitter that my favorite holiday recipe is oyster dressing.
The dressing for Thanksgiving and Christmas, When I was a child, I remember Daddy, going around to oyster houses and farmers to reserve the oysters for Thanksgiving and Christmas, Mama and Granmama made oyster dressing, Mamma’s was best.
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Thanksgiving and Christmas dressing (oyster dressing). When I a child, I remember daddy checking out oyster houses or farmers to get the oysters lined up for the dressing, Mama and Grandmama made oyster dressing, Mama made it best.
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I love the pumpkin PIE!!!!
I love the roasted turkey! I will this recipe on Thanksgiving!
Best addition to our Thanksgiving EVER was the PW creamy mashed potatoes. Making them the day before just totally cuts all the stress out and allows me to concentrate on that gravy the next day!!
I love baking sugar cookies.
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