Tina's Broccoli Cheese Soup

Name: Tina's Broccoli Cheese Soup
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cup chicken broth; 1 small onion, diced; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) butter; 1/2 tsp pepper; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 cup milk; 1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese; 1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese; 2 1/2 to 3 cups chopped, lightly steamed or blanched broccoli

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Tina's Broccoli Cheese Soup

totallyjuvenile @cook_3924731

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Ingredients

30 mins

4 servings

1 3/4 cupchicken broth
1 smallonion, diced
1/3 cupall-purpose flour
1/4 cup(4 tablespoons) butter
1/2 tsppepper
1/2 tspsalt
2 cupmilk
1 1/2 cupshredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cupshredded swiss cheese
2 1/2to 3 cups chopped, lightly steamed or blanched broccoli

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Steps

30 mins

1

Put broccoli in a glass bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Microwave for about 3 to 4 minutes (this helped to cook the broccoli and it is amazing).
2

Simmer chicken broth and chopped onion for 15-20 minutes in a covered small saucepan, until onions are soft.
3

Heat milk in microwave for 1-2 minutes
4

In a separate medium-sized stockpot, melt butter then add flour, salt and pepper. Cook together, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes
5

Whisk in warmed milk
6

Stir and heat together on medium heat until soup starts to thicken, about 5-8 minutes
7

Add warmed chicken broth and continue to stir until well blended.
8

Add cheeses and stir until completely melted
9

Stir in seamed broccoli. Add more salt and pepper to taste, if needed
10

Serve immediately in bowls (We like bread bowls)