Somersizing Broccoli Cheese Soup - Thick and Creamy

Name: Somersizing Broccoli Cheese Soup - Thick and Creamy
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 10 -12 ounces broccoli, thawed; 8 ounces cream cheese; 1 (8 ounce) can chicken broth; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 6 slices bacon, crumbled; 1 medium onion, diced; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded; pepper; 1 dash garlic powder, to taste

Submitted by Mommy Diva

"Listed as the BEST Broccoli Cheese soup on the SOmersizing website, reviewers seem to love this one. I saw some members add in mushrooms, garnish with bacon pieces, green onions and even a dollop of sour cream! Others have added chopped chicken to it. Let me know if you try this nice Somersizing soup - it doesn't feel like dieting. ;) Can't wait to try this one. (Posted as listed, servings and time are estimates)"

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

10 -12 ounces broccoli, thawed
8 ounces cream cheese
1 (8 ounce) can chicken broth
1 cup heavy whipping cream
6 slices bacon, crumbled
1 medium onion, diced
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
pepper
1 dash garlic powder, to taste

directions

Bring cream cheese to room temperature ( I microwave it on 4 for 1-1.5 minutes.)
Pour broth and cream cheese into slow cooker, heat till smooth. Meanwhile, in a pot sautee onion in 2T. butter till almost transparent.
Then add thawed broccoli and cook till tender.
Add broccoli/onion mixture to slow cooker.
Pour in cream and 2 cups of cheese.
Heat through till cheese completely melts.
Delicious!

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Reviews

I guess Somersizing is a low carb diet not low fat or calorie diet? LOL. NO, this is not much of a DIET soup, imho, lol. But it IS delicious! And easy. The only thing I varied was instead of busting up a pound of bacon, I substituted leftover bacon drippings for the butter. And I used the whole can of chicken broth. I also pureed the whole thing with my stick blender. I got exactly 4 soupbowls from this recipe. Made for the Aussie Swap 10/08.

Elmotoo

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I guess Somersizing is a low carb diet not low fat or calorie diet? LOL. NO, this is not much of a DIET soup, imho, lol. But it IS delicious! And easy. The only thing I varied was instead of busting up a pound of bacon, I substituted leftover bacon drippings for the butter. And I used the whole can of chicken broth. I also pureed the whole thing with my stick blender. I got exactly 4 soupbowls from this recipe. Made for the Aussie Swap 10/08.

Elmotoo