I have been on the hunt for the perfect broccoli soup for a very long time.
I’ve tried recipe after recipe and they always turn out to soup-y or bland. I guess I’m just picky! A couple weeks ago I was craving soup and I thought of broccoli soup… thick, creamy and rich. You know, the kind I always imagine in my head.
So I decided to try creating my own recipe. It was almost perfect, I just didn’t love the texture. So I tried again and tweaked a few things. Since then I have made this soup 2 more times. Yes, we’ve had a lot of broccoli soup lately. But I wanted to make sure that I got this recipe right.
When it comes to broccoli soup, you definitely need cheese to flavor it up. And not just any cheese. I love this soup with sharp cheddar cheese.
Now don’t be alarmed by the recipe… I give you fair warning that this is comfort food. It tastes good and fattening because it is.
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ cup diced onion
- ¾ cup shredded carrots
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 tsp garlic
- 1½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp ground mustard
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 tbsp parsley
- ¼ tsp sage
- a dash of cayenne pepper
- 2 cubes chicken boullion
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 8 cups milk
- 3 potatoes diced and cooked
- 2 heads of broccoli chopped
- 2 cups cheddar cheese
- Melt butter in a big saucepan, add onion, carrots and saute for 5 minutes.
- Add the next 10 ingredients... add all the spices first and then the flour. Stir until you've formed a nice roux.
- Add your whipping cream and whisk until the majority of the clumps are done.
- Pour the milk, broccoli and cooked potatoes in and let it heat all the way through.
- Once the broccoli is cooked, add a little bit of cheese at a time and let it melt while stirring continuously.
- Serve with warm rolls and a salad for the perfect meal.
- *I generally use heaping teaspoons in my spice measurements because I like lots of flavor.
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Yum! Broccoli cheese soup seems like it should be plenty easy to make, but it they fall flat more often than not. This looks amazing.
I know! I have tried SO many recipes before figuring this one out! I think it just comes down to adding good seasoning, lots of cheese and lots of broccoli!
Oh man, this looks so good! And makes me super hungry! Can I have some now!?
Yes please! Come visit!! 😉
Its better than Panera’s!!!! SOOOOO tasty!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh wow! Thank you!! 🙂