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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.
Ree’s Green Bean Casserole is now a requested staple at every holiday which requires food. Work potluck a too!!
I love trying new recipes, especially around the holidays. My daughters and I watch The Pioneer Woman and cook together as much as we can. We love the recipes and would absolutely love an autographed copy of her newest holiday cookbook 🙂
I love deep fried turkey for thanksgiving 🙂 Also, this cookbook is even more beautiful in person! Drooled over it at Barnes and noble lol
I’ve made several dishes from the other 2 books. I can tell you that I am very impressed and pleased with the results! My family loves them to…thank you!
I am looking forward to many new recipes!!
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My favorite recipe is one handed down through my mom’s family… it is a cinnamon coffee cake. It takes an hour to bake, so my mom always put it on to cook Christmas morning and when we awoke to the aroma, we came down and had juice, coffee and coffee cake and opened presents. Then after that extravaganza, we would have brunch. But I still make that coffee cake every Christmas morning!
Looks good!
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My mom cooked candy yams on the stove in a cast iron skillet she would put a half a stick of butter and 1/2 cup of brown auger she would cook that untie the butter melted and the brown auger was mixed well in the butter then she would open the can of yams and drain them and put them in the cast iron skillet she put about a cup of syrup in the skillet with the butter mixture and spoon it over the yams for about 45 minutes they were so good ..my older sister fixes them for thanksgiving every year now ..I miss my moms cooking
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The Broccoli Cheese Soup looks delicious. Love Pioneer Woman’s recipes! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
This might just get me cooking and baking again!
this is comfort food at its best,so creamy and perfect. I like the idea of served in the bread bowl.
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