So all weekend I promised my husband my Broccoli cheese soup. This soup is perfect for a cold night. Which was good because I forgot to call the oil company and we ran out of heat. So after sitting in a cold house all day wait for my husband to fix the heat, 99* after the oil truck came. I rewarded him with broccoli cheese soup in a bread bowl. I know with my health living this was not a great choice. So I had a cup”ish” and avoid the bread. I also Immediately pack the extra soup and sent it to a neighbor. Using my trust weight watcher 1cup scoop I make 2 small plastic containers for my hubby to take to his job.
Broccoli cheese soup
- Broccoli 2 heads
- ½ gallon of milk
- 2 pints of half and half
- 1 block of sharp cheddar 1lb
- 1 onion
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 ½ sticks of butter
- 1 tsp of cumin
- 1 tbls of worshire sauce
- 1 tbls of hot sauce
- 1 tbls of soy sauce
- 1 ham steak (optional)
- 1 chicken breast cooked(optional)
- Salt
- Pepper
- 10 Bread Kaiser Rolls (optional)
- Melt 1 ½ sticks of butter,
- Chop onions, place in pot with butter cook until soft, add salt/pepper
- Add flour over onions making a rue with opinions butter and flour
- Add milk, half and half, cumin, worshire, soy, hot sauces, stir until flour breaks down and blended
- Wash broccoli, cut up discarding stems, add to pot with milk
- Bring to a almost low boil (watch milk so as not to separate)
- Cover turn on low stir in occasionally so the soup does not burn on bottom
- Cook until broccoli is tender with fork
- Carefully mash broccoli with potato masher, (or use a blender)
- Add ham/ chicken heat till they are hot
- Add cheese and stir in.
- serve in a bread bowl optional
Makes 10-12 servings.. This is a very heavy recipe