Bacon Cheddar Broccoli Soup

Name: Bacon Cheddar Broccoli Soup
Yield: 6-8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 ounces butter; 3 ounces flour by weight; 1 pound broccoli flowerets -- rough chopped; 4 cloves garlic- finely chopped; 1/2 of red bell pepper -- small diced; 1 cup Sweet onion -- small diced; 1 1/2 quarts chicken stock; 1/4 teaspoon thyme; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 8 ounces half and half; 1 cup cheddar cheese – shredded; 5 slices bacon cooked and diced fine

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Taste Great with Three Cheese Buttermilk Biscuits :)

@chefcraig @chefcraigswoodcrafts

Falls Church

Taste Great with Three Cheese Buttermilk Biscuits :)

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Ingredients

6-8 servings

3 ouncesbutter
3 ouncesflour by weight
1 poundbroccoli flowerets -- rough chopped
4 clovesgarlic- finely chopped
1/2of red bell pepper -- small diced
1 cupSweet onion -- small diced
1 1/2 quartschicken stock
1/4 teaspoonthyme
1 teaspoonsalt
1/2 teaspoonblack pepper
8 ounceshalf and half
1 cupcheddar cheese – shredded
5 slicesbacon cooked and diced fine

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Steps

1

Over a medium heat add the butter then the flour and stir constantly and cook for 3 minutes to make a white roux. (This will thicken the soup) Set aside.
2

Simmer the broccoli, garlic, red bell pepper, onions and seasoning in chicken stock until tender. About 20 minutes
3

Whisk in the white roux until incorporated, stir and simmer for fifteen minutes.
4

Puree the soup with hand blender, food processor or blender; start off slow so that you do not burn yourself.
5

Return the soup to the stove and bring to a simmer and add cheese and half and half until melted.
6

Add in the chopped bacon
7

Adjust seasoning and serve