Cream of Broccoli Soup
"I've never pureed broccoli for cream of broccoli soup, but I love it! I used vegetable broth in place of the chicken broth and didn't notice the difference. This is a fast easy recipe you can whip up during the week. This recipe won the Spirit of Betty Crocker Award. Recipe courtesy of Lisa Brannen and Betty Crocker's Best-Loved Recipes. Thank you Lisa!"
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs broccoli
- 2 cups water
- 1 stalk celery, chopped (3/4 cup)
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 dash ground nutmeg
- 1⁄2 cup heavy whipping cream (to make it lighter use milk or half and half)
- cheese, shredded (optional)
directions
- Remove flowerets from broccoli and set aside.
- Cut stalks into 1 inch pieces.
- Heat water to boiling in a 3-quart saucepan.
- Add broccoli flowerets and stalk pieces, celery, and onion.
- Cover and heat to boiling.
- Boil about 10 minutes or until broccoli is tender (do not drain).
- Carefully place broccoli mixture in blender.
- Cover and blend on medium speed until smooth.
- Melt butter in a 3-quart saucepan.
- Stir in flour.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Remove from heat.
- Stir flour into broth mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute.
- Stir in broccoli mixture, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
- Heat just to boiling.
- Stir in whipping cream. Heat just until hot (do not boil).
- Serve with cheese.
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Reviews
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I've made this exact recipe for years. I discovered it in the 1991 edition of Betty Crocker's New Cookbook. My tweak is to put large broccoli flowers into the pot in water. Then I remove them trim off the flowers and blend the onion, celery and broccoli stems to a puree. Then I return the flower to the pot and continue as directed. Well worth trying.
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AmyZoe
Nampa, Idaho
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