Broccoli Cheese Soup

This may or may not come as a surprise to some of you but I have never made Broccoli soup until yesterday. I'm just happy and proud it actually turned out. I found the recipe on pinterest. The only thing I would change would be to add a couple potato's. It had awesome flavor and was very cheesy which gave this pregnant lady major heart burn. On the way home from church when we where having our lunch conversation Hayden said but I don't like Brocci soup!!! Hayden will eat a lot of veggies like green beans, peas, celery, corn, carrots, but he doesn't like broccoli, so instead he got pizza rolls! Which he reminded us that he LOVES pizza rolls.



Here is the recipe for anyone who would like to try it

1 3/4 cups chicken broth


1 small onion, diced finely

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) butter

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups milk

1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese, preferably sharp or extra sharp

1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese

3 cups chopped, lightly steamed or blanched broccoli (I left mine in pretty big chunks)

DIRECTIONS:
Note: I used Mel's tip of cooking the broccoli in a glass bowl covered in saran wrap in the microwave for 3-4 minutes while you prepare the rest of the soup. The broccoli comes out perfect.

Simmer chicken broth and chopped onion for 15 minutes in a covered small saucepan, until onions are soft. Heat milk in microwave for 1-2 minutes.

In a separate medium-sized stockpot, melt butter then add flour, salt and pepper. Cook together, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes, then whisk in warmed milk. Stir and heat together on medium heat until soup starts to thicken, about 5-8 minutes. Add warmed chicken broth and continue to stir until well blended.

Add cheeses and stir until completely melted. Stir in cooked broccoli. Add more salt and pepper to taste, if needed. Mine was really thick because I think I added more broccoli than it calls for but that's how I like it. If you need to thin it out you can whisk in some more milk or chicken broth. If it's too thin, you can simmer it a bit longer to thicken it up.

Serve immediately in bowls or bread bowls. Makes 4 servings.

Hayden and his messy pizza roll face