Rumor has it there’s a snowstorm out there.
And when I say rumor, I clearly mean that I saw this earlier on weather.com. Here in Northern California it’s sunny and cool.
Please don’t hate me. I feel your pain! That’s why I come bearing soup this afternoon. But not just any soup! This is, hands down, the absolute BEST soup that I’ve ever made. Promise. It might even be the best soup I’ve ever tried?
Okay, fine. That might be going a little far….I’ve eaten a lot of soup in my day.
But still!
This broccoli, cheddar and potato soup is thick, creamy, and will warm you right to your core. It’s delightfully cheesy without being overly rich and is ready in just half an hour.
When I say the “best”, I’m really not kidding. Rarely do I want to shout for joy in the kitchen for something green, let alone a savory item. Usually my culinary happy dances come from chocolate chip cookies, fudgy brownies or nutella hot chocolate.
Maaaaybe buffalo chicken dip. Okay fine. Buffalo chicken dip, too.
But this soup…..man oh man, is it ever delicious.
Broccoli cheddar soup has been a personal favorite of mine for years, dating back to when I would get it on Saturdays from the Boston Chicken (before it became Boston Market) drive through.
I love dipping thick bread into it, soaking up all the delicious soup and forming the perfect spoon. Bread bowls are also nice!
This soup speaks to my soul.
Broccoli, Cheddar and Potato Soup
serves 4
2 T butter
1 medium sized bunch broccoli, chopped (about 12 oz florets)
1 russet potato
1 yellow onion, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4th tsp cayenne
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese (about 6 oz)
2 T all purpose flour
3/4 cup whole milk
3 cups vegetable or chicken broth
2 slices bacon cooked bacon, crumbled (to top)
Blanch your broccoli by placing it in boiling water for 30 seconds. Immediately drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
In a large dutch oven, melt the butter. Peel and chop the potato into small one inch dice. Saute both the potato and the onion in the butter for about six minutes, or until the onion starts to become translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds more. Then, add the dry mustard, cayenne and salt. Toss to coat.
Add the flour and stir well. Pour in the broth and add back in the broccoli florets. Stir and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 15 minutes, or until the potato is tender. Slowly pour in the milk and add the cheese, stirring to melt.
Carefully pour the hot soup into a blender and process for 10 seconds, or just until slightly smooth with just a few chunks. Pour soup back into the pot and keep warm until serving.
Serve with crumbled bacon on top.
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This looks amazing! Yes, snow is heading my way. It is possible we will get 3′ between today and tomorrow! I’m heading to the store and I want to get all the stuff to make this when I am snowed in tomorrow
Oh my goodness that looks CRAZY good!
This is going on my list to make this week! It is supposed to be so cold but no snow! It’s not really fair…if we have to endure this cold weather, I wish it would at least snow! It’s so strange because it looks so pretty outside, nice and sunny, and you walk out and get slapped with the cold wind.
As always, this looks de-lish. Brilliant idea.
Ahh thank you for this recipe. It looks AMAZING.
Love this recipe, but not loving that I can’t have it for lunch. I want it now:)
I’m always game for an amazing new soup to try! Wisconsin seems to do that to a person…BTW…are those poppy-seeds in that bread? I’m already imagining poppyseeds in my next sourdough….mmmm
love,
cathy b.
yes! it’s seeded sourdough from a bakery near my house. Delicious!
Bless you, bless you, BLESS YOU! We just had an ice storm and I just happen to have all of the ingredients for this in my kitchen. Sounds perfect.
This looks delicious! I loved Broccoli Cheddar soup at Panera. Yum!
Stop teasing me! I need a bowl.
oh wow I love soup this time of year! I’m stopping at the store on the way home tonight to get some soup ingredients. Maybe I’ll try this one!
yay! Let me know if you try it and what you think!
This looks like the perfect cure to the sickness my body is fighting!
anything with bacon on it can’t be anything but delicious!
amen!
Thanks for the sympathy soup!
Love how thick and creamy it looks!
This looks really good! And, no snow for me either. Sunny and cool here in Arizona
Sorry everyone else!
This is exactly what I need! Now if only a bowl of this could magically appear in front of me
The soup looks GREAT!
And yes, i feel so far removed from any snowstorms in sunny and 70F San Diego
Broccoli and Cheddar = what a classic combo!
Ohhh – I must make!! I used to love getting the Broccoli Cheddar in a bread bowl from Panera.
Since I have the distinct pleasure of currently being in that lovely snowstorm you mentioned, I appreciate your thoughtfulness.
I will be enhaling this for dinner.
*enhaling- similar to inhaling but instead of the movement of air from the external environment, through the air ways, it is the movement of food through my mouth into my belly!
One of my favorite meals on the planet is Cheddar Broccoli Soup! I look forward to trying this one out… thanks!!!
This looks so good! And seeing as I am living in the part of the country getting slushed and icy today it looks extra good. Thanks to your new print this recipe button I did just that and will be taking it to my local grocery store!
I love all those ingredients, and LOVE potato soup, but for some reason have never been a fan of broccoli cheddar soup, despite liking them separately.
Perhaps if I combine all three, we’ll have a winner!
Thanks for sharing!
BEST soup ever is a bold statement, but I’m willing to try it!
Here in DC we are (or at least I am) praying for a snow day! That’s one of the benefits of living somewhere with extreme weather – there’s a chance for a day off work!
A lovely warm bowl of soup, full of health and nutrition. Craving for it right now.
I feel like New York is just one big snowstorm this month! Thanks for thinking about all of us suffering outside of sunny California!
what a wonderful combination of flavours!
This post makes my day!
I might hate you for where you are living, but this recipe definitely makes up for it
And I thought baked potato soup couldn’t get any better! I love the addition of broccoli – not only does it amp up the nutrients, but it also adds gives it a pretty color.
I’m definitely bookmarking this one! Thanks!
I’ve never been a big soup person – but a really thick one loaded with stuff or a stew…I could do that. I like that there’s cheese and bread involved…so, yeah, it could happen
I also noticed that every time you make something it’s the better than the last one….hmmm
Haha! I find that whenever I have something new, it’s always the BEST at the time!
I just made Cornbread muffins with COCONUT! Your a Southerner right ?
I am snowed in and just happen to have all of those ingredients in my house!! Woo hoo! Thanks for the awesome recipe!
Wow, that looks AMAZING! I’ve never had the three broccoli, cheddar and potato combined into one soup! YUM!
nooo this looks amazing but i don’t have the ingredients & am iced in! maybe soon
I am not a huge fan of cheesy soups, but this broccoli cheddar sounds delicious! Maybe it’s the addition of potato? Or maybe the super cold weather that is making me crave soup! Yumm
Oh how I am jealous of your weather! I’m in NH and we are expected 2 more feet of snow on top of the 5 feet on the ground! oy!
This soup sounds delicious..
You beat me to it ! I’m making a creamy soup with cheese and potatoes this week!! Hoping to get to the post later this afternoon
I wouldn’t say it’s *cold* here, but def getting chilly at night … Can’t wait to share !
You inspired me to make it right. now.
http://whatscookinwithmary.blogspot.com/2011/02/creamy-turkey-potato-soup-with-spinach.html
Yes, we have a snowstorm.
Nothing unusual though — I don’t step outside
I sleep and eat: like Garfield the cat.
I’m actually turning orange because I consume a lot of potatoes and squash. I have no concept of “serving size”. I usually need 2 plates alone to fit my potatoes in
This should also have a tag of Blizzard Soup for the Most of the USA!
Looks delicous!!
P.S. What size dutch oven did you use? Just curious.
What snow? I’m freezing here- but it’s only 60 degrees
Yum! Looks delish. I have most of those items on hand and will perhaps give it a try. Thanks for sharing : ) Oh, and I enjoyed your pictures this morning, especially the shots of the s’mores : )
I’m in the middle of a snow+ice ocolypse. Bring on the soup + sandwiches, please! Oh, and chocolate. If you’re going to be stuck inside, you must have chocolate. and stretchy pants.
Ready in half an hour? SOLD.
Oh my gosh, I need to make that soup!
This soup looks awesome! I am writing it down now so I can make it for dinner tonight.
I would like to make a suggestion for your recipes. I have noticed that the list of ingredients doesn’t follow the order that you use them in the instructions. The recipes would be more user-friendly if the list and the instructions matched up.
Thanks again for all your wonderful food! I have made so many wonderful dishes from your recipes! Have a great night
I love potato broccoli soup, best winter soup.
I am so excited about this soup I could cry. I can’t wait to make it!
I have had Broccoli and CHeese soup on the mind for weeks now!!! I’m seriously craving a good bowl. I was about to hit up Panera until I saw this!!
I’m making this as we speak! Nothing smells better than butter and onions sautéing
I know I’ll love this soup and can’t wait to make it. Why do you blanch the broccoli before cooking it in the soup? Your soup looks beautiful with green specks. Does the blanching preserve the color even after the simmering and blending?
blanching just semi-cooks it! You’ll still get the lovely green specks–when you blanch, you only cook for a second! It just helps the broccoli cook through so you don’t have to simmer the soup for an hour!
Nothing better than a creamy, cheesy soup to warm up a winter day!
Funny, as soon as I heard that there was a snow storm I ran to the grocery store! I walked away with a packet of applewood bacon, sourdough, comte and cheddar cheese. Most of the veggies were gone by the time I got there and I was okay with that. Gotta have comfort food for the deep freeze
Stay warm!!
I am going to make this tomorrow. No, scratch that… I can’t get to the store tomorrow because we are in the midst of an insane storm. I will make this in a few days when we dig out from the 2 feet of snow we will get on top of the 3 feet that are already on the ground…..
looks amaaazing Jenna!!
It’s not a rumor, we are currently in the middle of an ice storm (in Indiana). My campus was closed today, and it is closed tomorrow, as well. That soup looks really good! If only I wasn’t “iced-in”, I could go get the ingredients for it…
This looks sooooo good! I want some now! I’m going to have to try this!
This looks ahhmazing! Just what i need for the NY storm coming
Saving this recipe to make next week for lunch. I love broccoli soup and potato soup. Sounds like the best of both worlds! Fantastic.
Strangely, I have never made my own soup. This may be the recipe that changed that. Sounds perfect!
Jenna, I never comment, but I made this soup last night and my family loved it! I’m already looking forward to leftovers for lunch. Thanks!
aww I’m so glad to hear that!
this looks amazing! we have had ice days the past two days and soup is the perfect thing to cure this crazy cabin fever. making this tomorrow!!
I’ve always wanted to tell you that I really love how passionate you are about food. It comes out in your writing and I think that it’s wonderful! Even when I can’t eat some of the recipes you post (I’m a vegetarian), I feel how happy it makes you and that makes me happy! Yay. I hope this didn’t sound too sappy and stalkery.
thank you so much!
Oh my gosh! I made this tonight and it was so good. Thank you so much for sharing. Two mistakes I made – heavy handed on the blending and my bacon was a little overcooked. It is freezing in St. Louis, so this was perfect tonight. Up for this weekend is the buffalo chicken dip.
i finally made this soup – so good! have you tried using a submersion blender rather than a food processor – less mess, fewer dishes. they are inexpensive and so great when making pureed soups.
I don’t have a submersion blender but my mom does! Maybe next time I’m visiting I’ll make my parents the soup and use theirs!
made this tonight. LOVED! i used a submersion blender, as did a previous reader and it made it so easy.
great!
I have to admit, I pretty much stopped reading this blog when you switched to the “read on=there’s more!” button. But the print this recipe button has drawn me back in… very convenient.
Looks delicious, but I don’t like the texture of pureed soups. Do you think it would taste just as good without being blended? Thanks for the great recipe!
I made this for dinner last night with a homemade bread bowl….it was to die for! Still good as leftovers for lunch, like…now! Thanks!
I made this soup last night Jenna and it was so delicious! I subsituted the cheddar for stilton (an English blue cheese) and it was stunningly delicious. Thanks for the awesome recipe!
This is a wonderful, simple soup – just made it and it tastes great! Blanching the brokkoli really makes a difference. I also added some cream cheese before serving. Mhhhhh!
(BTW also made your lemon bars at the weekend – love them! !)
Made this soup this weekend – my first stab at homemade soup – and it was AH. MAZ. ING. AMAZING! + terrifically easy even for a novice. I used frozen broc since I had a ton in my freezer which totally worked. WONDERFUL! Thank you!
I just made this tonight for my family and we all absolutely loved it! Thanks for the great recipe
Hi jenna made this tonight and it was a sure hit. Thank you……I am slowly making my way thru YOur recipe list and love everything up make. Daman.
So glad, Daman!
I made this tonight for dinner and added some squash and I have been sick for two weeks and have not been able to hold anything down this was great and stayef down so thanks
Made this tonight…………….It was delish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Def will make is again……………YUM!
Just made this for our lunch for out family and I have to say c’est delicieux!
Do you think this would freeze well?
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