Super Creamy Broccoli and cheddar cheese soup

Name: Super Creamy Broccoli and cheddar cheese soup
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 19 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 tbsp butter; 1 large onion diced; 6 cloves garlic minced; 5 tbsp flour; 3 cups low sodium veggie broth; 1 large head broccoli cut into bitesize pieces; 3/4 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tbsp dry thyme; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 1/2 cups red cheddar

3 steps

Prep:1minCook:18min

This silky creamy cheesy broccoli soup is ready and on the table in just 20 minutes. It’s the most comforting warming dish after a hard day at work and it’s so easy to make . Enjoy!

Updated at: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 16:19:48 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Nutrition per serving

Calories398.7 kcal (20%)

Total Fat35.8 g (51%)

Carbs18.3 g (7%)

Sugars4.5 g (5%)

Protein4.4 g (9%)

Sodium122.7 mg (6%)

Fiber2.4 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

5 Tbspbutter

5 Tbspflour

3 cupslow sodium veggie broth

1 headbroccoli

cut into bitesize pieces

¾ tspblack pepper

1 tsppaprika

1 Tbspdry thyme

1 cupheavy cream

1 ½ cupsred cheddar

Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a pan add diced onion and fry until softened then add the garlic and thyme and fry another minute .

butter5 Tbsp

dry thyme1 Tbsp

Step 2

Whisk in the flour cooking for a minute then slowly whisk in the vegetable broth until it’s smooth . Add the broccoli salt to taste paprika pepper and brin a boil then lower the heat to medium cover with a lid and cook for 12 minutes ( I like my brocolli with a bit of bite cook another 3-4 minutes if you want a softer texture )

flour5 Tbsp

Step 3

Remove the lid then stir in the cream and cheese and serve . This makes 4 large bowls or 6 smaller portions . If you like a thinner soup simply add more broth or milk or cream and stir in )