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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.
Now I’m going to have to try this Broccoli Cheddar soup, because we are already in love with her Corn Chowder and so we know this is goign to be every bit as good.
Christmas bake! My mom makes it every year. You put it together the night before. Then she gets up early to put it in the oven 🙂 I don’t have the recipe but I know it has bread, cheese, milk, little smokies, bacon, eggs.
Can’t wait to try this!
my family loves what we call footballs – a mix of velveeta and spicy sausage spooned onto party rye slices and toasted in the oven. A Christmas favorite!
Love love love pioneer woman! Made her Sunday stew last night.
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looks delicious
my wife would to try this.i will give her the recipe.
Chocolate Whiskey Pie is a thanksgiving favorite!
Love Ree’s recipes and was turned on to your site through her site and this contest. Look forward to checking out your page.
Looks yummy!
Would love to have Ree’s cookbook. Every recipe I try of hers is delicious!!
Yummy! Can’t wait to try out some new recipes.
Brown paper Turkey. I can cook a 22 lb bird in 1 hr and 50 minutes. Comes out moist every time!
I make a Jewish noodle dish, called Kugel. My sisters have me make it every time we are together. It reminds us of our mother who made it when we were kids. But my favorite Thanksgiving dish has to be the turkey.
I like everything about Ree Drummond’s recipes and blog. Would really enjoy the Holiday cookbook and I now have your blog to look through and like.