Broccoli Cheddar Soup
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January 22, 2025
super easy
You can’t beat this classic broccoli and cheddar soup recipe. The cheese, broccoli and spices melt together to create the perfect bowl of comfort. Serve with your favorite bread or clean saltine crackers to warm up on a cold winter day.
Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1 Onion (finely chopped)
- 1 Carrot (julienned or chopped)
- 3 clove Garlic (crushed)
- 1/4 cup Einkorn flour
- 32 oz Chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cup Organic whipping cream
- 3 cup Organic frozen broccoli
- 8 oz Cheddar cheese (shredded from a block)
- 1 tsp Pink himalayan salt
- 1/4 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Onion powder
Instructions
- Place a Dutch oven or large pot on the stovetop over medium heat.
- Add in the 2 TBSP. butter, 1 onion chopped and 1 carrot chopped. Cook until browned. About 5-10 minutes. Add in the 3 cloves crushed garlic and stir for 1 minute.
- Add in the 1/4 cup einkorn flour and stir to coat. Continue stirring about 1 minute.
- Pour in the 32 oz. of chicken broth and 1 1/2 cup of whipping cream. Bring to a soft boil.
- Add in the 3 cups of broccoli, 1 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. paprika and 1 tsp. onion powder and simmer about 20 minutes until the broccoli is soft.
- Use an immersion blender and puree leaving just slight chunky. Let simmer another 10 minutes.
- Turn the burner off and add in the cheese. Stir until melted all the way through.
Notes
- This recipe can also be done in the slow cooker. Add all of the ingredients to a slow cooker and cook for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high.
- If you have an all in one cooker, saute the onion, carrot, garlic. Add everything else and simmer all day for 8 hours or 4 hours on high.
- Let the soup cool to room temperature. Pour the soup into a large ball jar (can be split into multiple) Be sure to leave a few inches of air at the top for expansion. Seal the Jar with a lid.
Thaw Instructions
- Place the ball jar in the refrigerator the night before you will use. To reheat place in a sauce pan once thawed over low/medium until simmering.
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