Best Of The Best Broccoli And Cheese Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 carrot, julienned
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 cups half-and-half cream
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 heads broccoli, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 in a large sauce pan with a little bit of butter, saute onion, celery, carrot and garlic.
• 2 in another small pan make a rue with butter and flour; cook down for about 3 minutes over medium heat.
• 3 remove from heat and slowly whisk in half and half cream.
• 4 return to medium heat; add chicken broth and broccolli.
• 5 cover and bring to barely a simmer.
• 6 remove from heat and blend with hand blender.
• 7 return to heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• 8 remove from heat, add salt and pepper, nutmeg, and cheddar cheese.
• 9 stir cheese in and return to low-medium heat until heated through.
• 10 serve and enjoy!