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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 making oyster dressing for Thanksgiving. It is the only time of the year I make it!
Sweet Potato Casserole!
Looks so good!
LOVE the broccoli cheese soup!
I love homemade stuffing with apples and sausage. 🙂
This recipe is similar to mine, but the addition of half and half puts it over the top! Thanks for posting!
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We always have my Grandmas potato rolls, yum yum!
Ree,Thank You for your Pioneer Woman program,I have used many recipes from it.Keep it up and keep on Blogging.
I shared on Twitter. Another great recipe is Ree’s pulled pork. Heavenly!
I tried a turkey recipe wherein I placed quartered lemons, onions, sprigs of fresh herbs, bay leaves and salt and pepper inside of a cleaned turkey and roasted it! DELISH!!! It was my first try at preparing a turkey and it was awesome and easy!
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My dad had his own special broccoli cheese soup recipe – he passed away suddenly this year and this post really made me think of him. It is bittersweet how certain foods can be such a tangible reminder of those we love. For the winter holidays, I love making the Nantucket Cranberry pie I first learned about from PW. Last year I even bought some white ceramic tart pans, decorated them with special paints made for bakeware, baked the pies in them and gave the whole thing as gifts 🙂
My favorite recipe it what we call Texas Potatoes. It’s a lot like Cracker Barrels hash brown casserole, but yummier.
Out favorite holidy recipe is cream cheese and scallion mashed potatoes!