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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.
It would be so much fun to win this cookbook. I watch and record “The Pioneer Woman” each and every Saturday!! I reminisce about all of my favorite foods at Thanksgiving and Christmas when my mom and step-grandma would spend days getting ready for the holidays. I have been really craving pumpkin chiffon pie, so may have to pull out this old recipe.
The stuffing!
I LOVE her Meatloaf recipe…anything wrapped in bacon is delicious!
Oh, how I would love to have your new cookbook and try all your yummy looking recipes!!! I retire in 34 working days and will have lots of time to cook!!!
Would love your book…
Sounds delicious
This looks so simple, and yummy. I like putting any creamy type soup on a bread bowl. Yum!
This cookbook sounds wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
We make creamed onions!! Just love them , but I love Thanksgiving and the whole meal!! Yum–made me hungry!!!!
My favorite holiday recipe is my mother sausage stuffing! It is so delicious… also her candied yams! No one compares to moms cooking!!! Mmmm….
Looks like another great cookbook!
I love the Pioneer Woman’s recipes….
Fav Christmas recipe is baklava!
I love this soup, can’t wait to try it.
Would love to make some of Ree’s recipes this holiday season!
My favorite family favorite Thanksgiving or Christmas recipe is cinnamon sugar cream rolls, or maybe it is Swedish sweet rolls? Oh, so many good things to eat during the holidays! I would love to win this book!