Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 30

Total Time: 50

Servings: people

Calories: 326kcal

Author: Kris Longwell

This Broccoli Cheddar Soup recipe is the ultimate in comfort soup. Veggies, broth, and cheddar. It just doesn't get much better than that! So good! Making the chicken stock the day before really puts the soup over the top, but you can use store-bought broth and still get decent results.

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Equipment

1 Large pot

Ingredients

2 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 leek white and pale green parts, sliced
1 carrot chopped, or thinly sliced
1 celery rib chopped
1 garlic clove minced
1½ heads broccoli stems and tops cut into florets (save some florets for steaming or blanching for garnish)
¼ cup all-purpose flour
5 cups chicken broth
8 oz cheddar cheese shredded
2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

In a large pot, preferably a Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add the butter and stir until melted.
2 tablespoon olive oil, 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
Add the leek, carrot, celery, and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until they are tender, about 8 minutes.
1 leek, 1 carrot, 1 celery rib, 1 garlic clove
Stir in the broccoli.
1½ heads broccoli
Sprinkle the broccoli mixture with the flour and mix well.
¼ cup all-purpose flour
Stir in the broth and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
5 cups chicken broth
Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, with the lid on, but ajar, until the broccoli is very tender, about 20 minutes. Remove form the heat.
Purée the soup with a hand-held immersion blender, or very carefully, working in batches, transfer the soup to a blender and purée.
Add the soup back into the pot and simmer over medium-low heat.
A handful at a time, add the Cheddar cheese to the soup, and let it melt.
8 oz cheddar cheese
Season with salt and pepper.
2 teaspoon Kosher salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper
Serve piping hot topped with a few blanched florets!

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Notes

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You'll need about 1 and a half heads of broccoli (about 2 lbs). Use both the stems and florets.

We recommend going with quality block cheddar cheese and then shredding it with a food processor (with the shredding attachment) or with a box grater.

The soup will keep covered in the fridge for 5 days and can be frozen for up to 2 months. Reheat on the stove over medium heat until bubbly and heated through.

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