Broccoli Cheese Soup

Name: Broccoli Cheese Soup
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 stick butter; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 handful of baby carrots chopped; 2 celery stalks, diced; 3 cup chicken broth; 1 cup half and half; 1 cup milk; 2 head fresh broccoli, chopped; 1/3 cup cornstarch; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1/4 tsp garlic powder; 1/8 tsp dried thyme; pinch nutmeg; 8 oz Velveeta cheese, cubed; 1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese + additional for garnish; 1/2 tsp salt

Deb Snider @cook_3248708

Detroit Michigan

I live in Michigan and on Super Bowl Sunday we got about 2 feet of snow, this pot of soup was nice to have when I took a break from shoveling!

Deb Snider @cook_3248708

Detroit Michigan

I live in Michigan and on Super Bowl Sunday we got about 2 feet of snow, this pot of soup was nice to have when I took a break from shoveling!

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Ingredients

45 mins

6 servings

1/2 stickbutter
1 smallonion, chopped
1handful of baby carrots chopped
2celery stalks, diced
3 cupchicken broth
1 cuphalf and half
1 cupmilk
2 headfresh broccoli, chopped
1/3 cupcornstarch
1/4 tspblack pepper
1/4 tspgarlic powder
1/8 tspdried thyme
pinchnutmeg
8 ozVelveeta cheese, cubed
1 1/2 cupshredded cheddar cheese + additional for garnish
1/2 tspsalt

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Steps

45 mins

1

In a stock pot, melt butter over medium heat.
2

Saute onion in butter until onions are translucent, about 3-4 minutes.
3

Stir in chicken broth, half and half, broccoli, carrots and celery. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until broccoli is soft and tender.
4

In a small bowl, whisk together milk and cornstarch. Pour the mixture into the soup pot and stir until soup starts to thicken 3-4 minutes.
5

Stir in pepper, garlic powder, thyme, nutmeg and salt.
6

I placed an immersion blender in the pot to blend it, but it's totally your call. I prefer it a little smoother.
7

Drop the heat to low and stir in Velveeta and cheddar cheese. Continue stirring until all of the cheese has melted.
8

Top each bowl of soup with a little extra shredded cheddar cheese and serve immediately. Enjoy!

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Deb Snider @cook_3248708

on February 02, 2015 21:14

Detroit Michigan

I'm a proud single mom of 2 boys. They are my inspiration for everything I do especially cooking! I'm very proud to say I work for the VA and get to work with the veterans that served this country.