Recipe of Ultimate Broccoli Cheese Soup

Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, broccoli cheese soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Broccoli Cheese Soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Broccoli Cheese Soup is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook broccoli cheese soup using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Broccoli Cheese Soup:

1. Make ready 1/2 stick butter
2. Make ready 1 small onion, chopped
3. Take 1 handful of baby carrots chopped
4. Get 2 celery stalks, diced
5. Get 3 cup chicken broth
6. Take 1 cup half and half
7. Get 1 cup milk
8. Prepare 2 head fresh broccoli, chopped
9. Prepare 1/3 cup cornstarch
10. Take 1/4 tsp black pepper
11. Get 1/4 tsp garlic powder
12. Prepare 1/8 tsp dried thyme
13. Prepare pinch nutmeg
14. Prepare 8 oz Velveeta cheese, cubed
15. Take 1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese + additional for garnish
16. Take 1/2 tsp salt

Steps to make Broccoli Cheese Soup:

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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