Today we are making creamy broccoli cheddar soup made with fresh broccoli and grilled cheese. So let's get started.
Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup
Broccoli cheese soup is the best comfort food! This cheesy is delicious, amazingly rich, and creamy, and has plenty of fresh broccoli (chopped into small pieces of course) sprinkled throughout.
This is truly the best broccoli cheese soup I have ever had! Better than the local soup shops and chain of restaurants (panera bread). And this recipe doesn't feature any odd, shelf-stable processed cheese like some of those popular versions.
Made with few ingredients, it's incredibly tasty, full of fresh, homemade flavor and easy to make.
It will likely quickly become one of your favorite soup recipes! In other words, it's a staple on your fall and winter dinner menu.
Bring cold weather and a jacket, we're ready! Well it might not be really that, but a warm and comforting soup makes it more bearable, right?
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1/2 medium chopped onion
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 cups half-and-half cream
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 lb fresh broccoli
- 1 cup carrot, julienned
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 8 ounces grated sharp cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Sauté onion in butter. Set aside.
- Cook melted butter and flour using a whisk over medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Stir constantly and add the half & half.
- Add the chicken stock. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add the broccoli, carrots and onions. Cook over low heat 20-25 minutes.
- Add salt and pepper. Can be puréed in a blender but I don't. Return to heat and add cheese. Stir in nutmeg.
Enjoy!!