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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.
Would live to win a cookbook!!!
Thank you for this opportunity. I follow Pioneer Woman on FB and on tv. Love her recipes.
My favorite recipe is my sister-in-law’s sweet potato casserole!
My favorite Christmas day recipe would have to be my City chicken that i make.. Its basically pieces of stew beef and cubes of pork on a wooden stick then put into an egg batter then into corn flake crumb mixture( Not the cereal kind of corn flakes.. the kind in the baking section) Then, after they are golden brown in the skillet, you put them in the oven with a creamy mushroom soup mixture for a few hrs.. when they come out.. they look like little chickens on a stick.. hence the name.. city chicken… sooooo yummy… family can’t get enough of it… Would love to get Ree’s new book.. love trying new recipes… 🙂
My favorite recipe to make for the holidays is my grandmothers buttermilk pie. It’s custard, vanilla wonderfulness!
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Turkey and dressing!
Soup looks great…can’t wait to make it
My Italian husband makes homemade noodles for Thanksgiving. It is a favorite. Of course so are all tje regulars.
Fried Turkey & dressing!
Love chocolate pie.
My favorite soup EVER!!!!
I would love to win this cook book!! It would be great to have for the holidays coming up!
My dad’s peanut brittle is our holiday fav.
The Soup looks SO YUMMY! LOVE YOUR recipes and YOUR show REE.! Would love to meet you someday! You are my favorite Cooking Show!