Cheddar Broccoli Soup

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, cheddar broccoli soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Cheddar Broccoli Soup is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Cheddar Broccoli Soup is something which I have loved my entire life.

Great Range for Kitchen & Home Online. Free UK Delivery on Eligible Orders! Garden At Home With Sarah Raven, Wide Range of Products Available Online Broccoli and Cheddar Soup. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have cheddar broccoli soup using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Cheddar Broccoli Soup:
  1. Make ready 4 small (about 3 1⁄2 cups) heads of broccoli (chopped)
  2. Get 3 (about 2 cups) carrots (shredded)
  3. Get 1 medium onion (sweet or white)
  4. Prepare 8 TBS unsalted butter
  5. Get 1⁄2 c. All Purpose Flour
  6. Get 4 C Chicken or vegetable broth
  7. Prepare 4 C Half n Half
  8. Take 1⁄2 TSP nutmeg (ground)
  9. Make ready to taste Pepper-add
  10. Prepare to taste Salt-add
  11. Get to taste Red pepper (ground or flake)- add
  12. Make ready 4 C Shredded Sharp Cheddar
  13. Make ready 1 Clove garlic-chopped (Optional)
  14. Prepare Bacon Bits or Pieces (For garnish-Optional)

You can add extra veggies, different cheeses, garlic to your onions, a little nutmeg to the finished soup, green onions, sour cream, etc. Blanch the broccoli: Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add a few big pinches of salt. How do you keep broccoli cheddar soup from curdling? Curdling in a cream soup usually occurs when the milk or cream is added at too high of a heat.

Steps to make Cheddar Broccoli Soup:
  1. Prep all ingredient. Chop broccoli (bite size,each piece should fit on a spoon). Finely chop onion & garlic (if adding). Shred carrots. Measure out flour and liquid ingredients. This will make cooking quicker.
  2. Start by heating butter in a pot on med-low heat.
  3. Once butter has melted, add onions and garlic until translucent.
  4. Add flour,stir. Let flour lightly brown. (If it doesnt brown you will have a very flour-ie taste to your soup).
  5. Once flour has browned,add your half n half.
  6. Let it come to a simmer on medium-low heat for about 10 minutes.
  7. Add chicken or vegetable broth and stir.
  8. Now, add carrots & broccoli and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until broccoli is tender.
  9. Turn heat to low. Add your seasonings-salt,pepper,red pepper flakes,and nutmeg. Stir.
  10. Stir in cheese and turn heat off. Let cheese melt and serve!

How do you keep broccoli cheddar soup from curdling? Curdling in a cream soup usually occurs when the milk or cream is added at too high of a heat. As you incorporate the milk and broth into the cooked onion and flour mixture, keep the heat at medium and stir continuously with a whisk. Once all is mixed in, then proceed to heat to a boil. warm the olive oil in a large soup pot and add the onions. Cook until soft and golden in colour.

So that’s going to wrap this up with this special food cheddar broccoli soup recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I am sure that you can make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!