Winter is soup season for me. It’s a good way for me to get some vegetables and some warmth all at the same time. This Broccoli Cheddar Soup does not disappoint!
I sometimes struggle in the winter. It’s colder, darker, and not many people come out and around like they usually do in other, warmer months. I also have a difficult time getting enough vegetables because, let’s be honest, there’s only so much squash a non-veggie-eating-girl like me can take.
This wonderful Broccoli Cheddar Soup is an awesome alternative. It’s absolutely full of great veggies, but it’s also full of wonderful, filling, fattening comfort foods. Lol.
Soup is one of the best ways to have a single meal in one bowl with lots of warmth, and in this case, lots of bone-sticking comfort–with a healthy helping of veggies to help me feel a liiiiiiiiiittle less guilty about consuming so much cheese.
The best part about this soup is it’s actually easy enough to make that it can be created on a weeknight. So, without further ado, a weeknight winter-warming soup for the new year!
***The original recipe I adapted was drafted on The Girl Who Ate Everything here.
- 1 Tablespoon Butter
- ½ Onion
- ¼ Cup Butter
- ¼ Cup GF Flour (I use Cup4Cup, you can use regular flour if you like)
- 1½ Cups Half and Half
- ½ Cup Low Fat or Nonfat Milk
- 2 Cups Chicken or Turkey Stock (I used the stock I made after Thanksgiving)
- 1 Bag Precut Broccoli Florets
- 1 Bag Matchstick Carrots
- 2 Cups Grated Cheddar Cheese
- Salt to Taste
- Pepper to Taste
- Chop the Onion. Saute the Onion in a Tablespoon of Butter. (Save even more time by buying pre-chopped onion from Trader Joe's.)
- In a medium sauce pan, melt the ¼ Cup Butter and the ¼ Cup Flour, whisking together to make a rue.
- Add the Half and Half and the milk and keep whisking constantly.
- Add the Stock and let simmer for 7-10 minutes.
- Add all Veggies and Cook over Low Heat for 20-25 minutes.
- Blend the soup with a hand blender until your desired smoothness is achieved. (I like it a little chunky usually. It makes me really think I'm getting some good veggies when I can see them. 😉 )
- Add Salt and Pepper to taste and serve.
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