Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup

Name: Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup
Total time: 4500 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp melted butter; 1/2 medium chopped onion; 1/4 cup melted butter; 1/4 cup flour; 2 cups half-and-half cream; 2 cups chicken stock; 1/2 lb fresh broccoli; 1 cup carrot, julienned; 1/4 tsp nutmeg; 8 oz grated sharp cheddar cheese; salt and pepper

Jason Nieten @NeatN

Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup

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Ingredients

75 mins

4 servings

1 Tbspmelted butter
1/2medium chopped onion
1/4 cupmelted butter
1/4 cupflour
2 cupshalf-and-half cream
2 cupschicken stock
1/2 lbfresh broccoli
1 cupcarrot, julienned
1/4 tspnutmeg
8 ozgrated sharp cheddar cheese
salt and pepper

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Steps

75 mins

1

Saute onion in butter. Set aside.
2

Cook melted butter and flour using a whisk over medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Stir constantly and add the half-and-half.
3

Add the chicken stock. Simmer for 20 minutes.
4

Add the broccoli, carrots and onions. Cook over low heat 20-25 minutes.
5

Add salt and pepper.
6

Optional - Puree in a blender and return to heat.
7

Add cheese. Stir in nutmeg.