Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Soup
 
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Recipe type: Entree/Soup
Serves: 5-6
Ingredients
  • 3 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 1-1/3 cups onion diced
  • 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • ½ tsp. black pepper
  • ⅓ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 6 cups chicken stock (preferably homemade)
  • 1 tbsp. Herbal Fusion
  • 4 oz. cream cheese
  • 4 bunches broccoli washed and florets chopped
  • 16 oz. mild good quality cheddar cheese either cubed or shredded.
Method
  1. Melt butter in a large stock pot.
  2. Add onion and sauté until translucent about 3 min.
  3. Add garlic, salt and pepper and mix together. Saute for another minute.
  4. Slowly add flour and stir constantly until mixture forms a paste.
  5. Add whipping cream and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes.
  6. Add in stock and stir to combine.
  7. Lastly, add Herbal Fusion and cream cheese and stir until cream cheese is completely melted.
  8. Put broccoli into a slow cooker.
  9. Add onion mixture to slow cooker and stir to combine.
  10. Cover and set on high for 3 hours. Stir occasionally.
  11. Add in cheddar cheese and allow cheese to melt completely while stirring.
  12. Let heat through for another 30 minutes.
  13. Serve!
Recipe by Sweet Is The Spice at https://sweetisthespice.com/recipes/entrees/soup/creamy-broccoli-cheddar-soup/