Recipe: Tasty Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Broccoli Cheddar Soup. Browse & Share Now w/ Your Friends! My husband loves Panera® broccoli cheddar soup but it went up in price and therefore we set out on a hunt to create the perfect broccoli cheddar soup. Here is what we came up with.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup Tips How do you keep broccoli cheddar soup from curdling? Curdling in a cream soup usually occurs when the milk or cream is added at too high of a heat. As you incorporate the milk and broth into the cooked onion and flour mixture, keep the heat at medium and stir continuously with a whisk. You can Have Broccoli Cheddar Soup using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Broccoli Cheddar Soup

1. It's of butter.
2. Lets Go Prepare of small onion, chopped.
3. What You needis of all-purpose flour.
4. It's of cream 18%.
5. What You needis of chicken broth.
6. What You needis of broccoli florets.
7. Lets Go Prepare of carrot, shredded.
8. It's of shredded cheddar cheese.
9. Lets Go Prepare of garlic powder.
10. Lets Go Prepare of Salt and pepper.

In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter. Slowly add chicken broth and season with salt and pepper. Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Melt the butter in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup step by step

1. In large pot melt butter over medium heat, add onion and sauté until soft and translucent. Add flour and continue to stir for about five minutes..
2. Slowly mix in chicken broth until fully incorporated. Add cream stirring constantly. Carefully bring to the boil. You must watch the pot because this will boil quickly. Once it comes to the boil, reduce the heat to medium and allow to simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring regularly..
3. Now your soup base should be slightly thickened. If too thick add either more broth or cream depending on your taste. Add broccoli, shredded carrot and garlic, allow to simmer over medium heat for about 15 minutes or until veggies are soft..
4. Using a hand blender, carefully blend up the soup until desired texture/ consistency. Slowly add the two cups of cheese, constantly stirring. Keep stirring until all the cheese is melted and soup is heating through. Server and garnish with remaking cheese..

It's a favorite of kids because of it's creamy texture and cheesy flavor, and loved by parents because it's secretly loaded with a ton of nutritious veggies. Not only that, it's some of the best soup I've ever tasted, period. If you like Panera's broccoli cheddar soup, this blows the pants off it. I kept the soup vegetarian by using low-sodium vegetable stock rather than chicken stock, and made it healthier by using fat-free half-and-half. This is a great, very flavorful soup.