Paula's Cream of Broccoli Soup

This was as delicious as it was easy! I steamed the broccoli, but it would be even better with roasted broccoli. I used four cans of evaporated milk. Next time I'll use evaporated skim milk. I cut the butter to 5 tablespoons. I think it could be cut further to 3 tablespoons with no loss of flavor. I used Tony Chachere's cajun seasoning instead of Lawry's. I WILL prepare this regularly. Yum!

Delicious!! We just finished this for dinner tonight. I used Fresh Broccoli instead of frozen, since i had a lot. I just steamed it a few minutes. For the sauce, I did as directed, except I used Chicken "Better than Bouillon" base instead of the cubes. And I didn't have any seasoning salt, so I found a recipe for a substitute and whipped up a version of that. And then I added 2 slices of American Cheese. My mom always put cheese in her's, but I didn't want to use much. It added just enough flavor/texture to be perfect.<br/><br/>It was one of the best Cream of Broccoli Soups I've had (including restaurants), and by far, the best I've made at HOME. Definitely a keeper.

Hey, hey, Paula..... This is, bar none, the best broccoli soup I have ever tasted, and I've made a LOT of broccoli soup both at home and in restaurants. I don't like the Velveeta and Cheddar Cheese versions, not because they don't taste good, but that is CHEESE soup with veggies to me -- yours is true broccoli soup and it was REALLY easy to make. 30 minutes and I was DONE. Did I tweak it? Of Course I did! (But NOT very dang much) You know how men are -- they can't leave well-enough alone. Anyway, I made it exactly as you said (microwaving the chopped broccoli in a covered casserole with a few Tbsp. of water to cook it -- 5 minutes on high) and, when the soup was done, after tasting, I decided to add an additional 1/2 tsp. of Lowry's (bringing the total to 1 tsp.) which really boosted the flavor. Health nuts should leave it as it is, though, because it's already awesome. I will experiment next time by using white pepper instead of black but honestly, I think you've pretty much got this soup down to a science. My wife and daughter went for this soup like a cat on creme -- Great job, Paula, and thanks ever so much for posting. This is the best recipe I've ever gotten off Recipe*Zaar!

This soup was very tasty! It was easy to make and me and my husband loved eating it. I added 5 instead of 6 spoons of butter to make it a little healthier and I used 1% milk and it still tasted amazing! I really like there is no cheese in this soup. I thought I would need to add some but it truly didn't need it! Thanks for sharing this keeper!

This was really good! I added 1 teaspoon of ground dill seed and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice in a double batch.