I love soup! A lot! If I could I’d eat it a few times a week. But it can’t be the salty, processed soup from a can… nope, it must be the homemade kind. It bothers me that my husband hates soup though…. I’m not sure why I guess there is something wrong with him. Because it’s perfect for lunch or dinner and warms you no matter what.
I’d been planning on making broccoli soup for about a week or so now and never got around to it because I wanted to make sure that I had time to make some fresh bread to go with it or bread bowls if I was feeling ambitious. I waited until the weekend so I’d have lots of time and planned it so we’d have it after spending the afternoon outside getting family pictures taken (more on that insanity later). It’d warm us all up after playing outside in the cold!
Broccoli soup is pretty easy and isn’t something that has to sit on the stove and simmer all day. All you need is about an hour and a great recipe… one that I am going to share with you right now.
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 bay leaves
- salt and pepper
- 4 cups broccoli florets (about 1 head)
- a handful or so of shredded carrots or 1 medium carrot diced
- 2 1/2 cups (about 8 ounces) grated sharp cheddar cheese
Directions
Add the cheese to the soup and stir over medium heat until melted.
What is your favorite soup? What about cheddar broccoli soup… like it, love it, or hate it?
Yum! That’s my favorite soup to order at Panera and your recipe sounds delicious as well. I love the idea of putting it in a bread bowl although I have a heck of a time finding those!
I’ve never bought bread bowls! I always make them… just take the bread dough and cut it into 4 pieces and shape into a round and let it rise and bake. And then you have bread bowls!
I’ve used the frozen bread dough, stuff you throw in the bread machine, and on those rare occasions…. homemade.
I love broccoli cheese soup. I am going to have to try this. Soup is one of my favorite food groups.
Soup is food group?!?! That is great to know since it’s one of my favorite foods ever!
That looks so good and not to hard which is a plus for me! I love soup too and I swear my husband feels cheated if I serve it as a main course..men
Funny story… my husband feels the same way. He usually ruins the soup too with lots of crackers.
I love shrimp and corn chowder! It’s rich and delicious and on the table in 30 minute. I’ve never made broccoli cheese soup, it’s always intrigued me though. I tried some in Costco and it was so rich that it scared me off a little.
I’ve made corn chowder a couple time but never with shrimp! Do you buy small ones and just toss them in at the end or what?
I’ve posted my recipe on my blog. I cook the shrimp 2/3 of the way in advance and then I drop it in at the end to finish the cooking.
Here’s the link.
http://www.twinglemommmy.com/2012/02/shrimp-and-corn-chowder-recipe.html
Oh my goodness, this is my favorite soup! I have to try making this on my own!!
It’s really easy! Let me know what you think.
[...] else did I do this week… Oh, on Monday I shared an incredibly easy and delicious recipe for Cheddar Broccoli soup and I even created a pinnable image to go along with it! I think I will try to do that more [...]