Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Name: Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cups broccoli florets, chopped; 1 medium onion, diced; 3 carrots, shredded; 4 tbsp butter; ¼ cup flour; 2 cups whole milk; 2 cups chicken broth; 2 cups sharp cheddar, shredded; salt to taste; sourdough bread bowls optional

Thick, creamy Panera-style broccoli cheddar soup with sharp cheddar. Stirring the cheddar in gradually once the soup is off the boil keeps the cheese properly melted and smooth instead of turning grainy and separated.

Total time

40 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

comfortsoup

Ingredients

4 cupsbroccoli florets, chopped

1medium onion, diced

3carrots, shredded

4 tbspbutter

¼ cupflour

2 cupswhole milk

2 cupschicken broth

2 cupssharp cheddar, shredded

saltto taste

sourdough bread bowlsoptional

Instructions

Melt butter; cook onion and carrot; add flour.

Gradually whisk in milk and broth; bring to simmer.

Add broccoli; cook 15 min until tender.

Stir in cheddar until melted; season.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

880

Protein

44.8g

Fat

55.9g

Carbs

54.2g

Fiber

8.7g

Sodium

1348mg

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