BROCCOLI CHEESE SOUP
If you love simple recipes that really hit the spot, this broccoli cheese soup is easy and delicious!
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
We love easy recipes and this soup is simple. Comes together really quickly and has a great flavor. This soup is really versatile and one your family will love. It’s made with chicken broth and is really creamy. We use Velveeta, but you can switch it up; we’ve found that it melts really well.
SWAPS & ADDITIONS
You can switch out the cheese in this recipe to suit your taste. You can also leave out the onion and use onion powder instead if you prefer. You could also add cauliflower to this soup it you like. Want to add some protein? Add some rotisserie chicken!
⭐TIP
For a hearty way to enjoy this soup, serve it in a bread bowl. Alternatively, you could top it with croutons for a little extra something, or even add chopped bacon too. Of course we love it with our fried cornbread.
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Broccoli Cheese Soup
Ingredients
- 2 cups chicken broth or 1 15 ounce can
- 1 12 ounce bag frozen broccoli
- 1/4 cup onion finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 medium carrot shredded
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 12 ounce can evaporated milk
- 1 10 3/4 ounce can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 8 ounces velveeta cheese cut in chunks or your favorite cheese.
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- In a microwave safe bowl or saucepan, combine the chicken broth, onion, carrot and broccoli. Cook in the microwave for 8 minutes stirring after about 4 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- In a separate saucepan on low heat melt the butter stir in the flour. Just like you were making gravy. Slowly add the milk stirring constantly and the cream of chicken soup.
- Have your cheese cut in chunks and add to the milk mixture. Then add the broccoli mixture to this and continue cooking on low heat for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Makes 8 to 10 cups.
Notes
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Can Half & Half be used in place of the evaporated milk?
I would think that would work!
This is absolutely delicious! And SO easy! I left out the carrots and just used extra broccoli. I also used the onion powder as grandsons don’t like onion pieces. My husband said “I hope you saved this recipe”! Definitely a keeper!
So glad to hear this was a hit!
This was a big hit at our camp-out this weekend! HOME RUN! thanks
YAY!! So glad to hear this!
My brother and I are in our 80s and on pretty strict diet with caveat (approved by our doc) that we can cheat once in a while. The broccoli and cheese soup looks like a candidate for cheat night.
However, just to keep things honest can you give the nutritional values (or have I missed how to get those)?
Hello Brenda, we don’t have those on our website at the moment, that is another thing we have to pay for and hope to add it in the future.
Will try this this weekend. Will let you know. Time for soup as I live in Ohio and it’s cold. Love soup anytime of year. Thanks for sharing. God bless you.
I love broccoli cheese soup and this recipe sounds so good I’m going to try it really soon!
What other kinds of cheese could I use instead of Velveeta?
You might try cheddar. I have never made it with anything but velveeta.
Hello Lady;)
I enjoy every recipe you put on fb but i think that is the first one that i ‘m going to make right now! It’s snowing yesterday for the first time so this soup is just what we need with some “croque-monsieur”.
I return tomorrow to tell you.. Have a very good good night, thanks again;)
made this and everyone loved it,thank you !!!
Judy, This soup sounds wonderful!! I will give it a try this week-end!
I*m like you, I love fall and more soup recipes!
Have a great week-end! I am going to a friend that I worked with at TWAs 80th BD party tomorrow.!!
Darlene
Hi Darlene, You have a great weekend, too, and enjoy your party for your friend. Sounds like so much fun!
thank you,i am going to make this tomorrow 🙂
It is a bit on the cool side here, highs only in the 80s and so cool at night. It’s soup season!
MMMM! Right up my alley – I will be making this very soon. Thanks so much for sharing. I Love soup in the fall!