Cream of Broccoli Cheese Soup
"A very thick, traditional soup made with fresh broccoli and 2% milk."
photo by Lori Mama
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1⁄2 medium onion, chopped fine
- 6 tablespoons margarine
- 8 tablespoons flour
- 4 cups 2% low-fat milk (one quart)
- 1 bunch broccoli, stems and leaves removed
- 1 cup chicken broth or 1 cup water
- 8 slices American cheese
- salt & pepper
directions
- In a large pot over medium heat, cook the onions in the margarine until soft.
- Stir in the flour and cook (but do not brown) for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
- Whisk in the milk, reduce heat and stir occasionally.
- Meanwhile, chop the broccoli florets into small pieces, place in a small saucepan with the broth (or water) and bring to boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until tender (about 6-8 minutes).
- As the milk mixture thickens, stir in the slices of American cheese and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- When the broccoli is tender, add it (including the cooking liquid) to the thickened cheese mixture. Stir well to combine and serve immediately.
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Reviews
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Very good, it really hit the spot! I will be making this a lot this coming winter. Writing this inside my favorite cookbook with my other favorite recipes. It's easier to list flour as 1/2 cup instead of 8 tablespoons. -
Great way to use leftover broccoli. My tweaks: I used a whole (medium sized) yellow onion & a clove of garlic (though I could have used one more). Since my broccoli was already cooked, I added a chicken bouillon cube in the broth. I also used on cup of heavy cream & 3 cups of milk. I used butter instead of marg. Instead of slices of american cheese, I used 1 1/2 cups of shredded sharp cheddar. Thanks for the inspiration! -
Made this last night, it was GREAT!!!! I have to say I wasn't very convinced when I thought about cheese slices, even my husband questioned this one but really it does work and the whole family loved it. My husband and I are cooking fanatic's so we are pretty critical regarding recipes and to our surprise it was amazing. Highly recommend making this recipe. Just a side note: I had broccoli already cut up and I used 3 1/2 cups. -
Simple and delicious. I used butter, 1% milk, broth and added just a touch more cheese. :) -
Very good & easy to make. This would be great served in a bread bowl. The onion was a little strong for me, so I will use less next time.
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Tweaks
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Used butter and increased to a whole stick. Upped cheese to 10 slices. Added a chicken bouillon cubes to water before cooking broccoli. Next time I'll add 2 and no salt.
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Great way to use leftover broccoli. My tweaks: I used a whole (medium sized) yellow onion and a clove of garlic (though I could have used one more). Since my broccoli was already cooked, I added a chicken bouillon cube in the broth. I also used on cup of heavy cream and 3 cups of milk. I used butter instead of marg. Instead of slices of american cheese, I used 1 1/2 cups of shredded sharp cheddar. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Super thick, super creamy, super cheesey, super yummy! I used butter instead of margarine. I also pureed a little less than half of the soup so I had smooth mixed with chunks of broccoli. I will make this again. Thanx for the fantastic soup recipe.
