Broccoli cheddar soup recipe easy & best

The broccoli cheddar soup is one of the best delicious comfort appetizers, I can say. this soup is made with broccoli, fresh continental species, leek, celery, cheddar cheese fresh cream, milk, chicken broth, etc. This soup has so much flavor of cheese and broccoli. kids also love this soup. Today I will share this broccoli cheddar soup here, which you can make at home easily.

Cooking time : 30minutes

Serve portion :  4 persons

Ingredients:

Brocolli - 400gm roughly chopped

Cheddar cheese - 70gm

Butter - 3tbsp

Onion - 1 piece finely chopped

Chicken broth/stock - 2 cup

All-purpose flour -  1tbsp

Salt - to taste

Leek - 1 piece stem(finely chopped)

Celery - 1 piece stem(finely chopped)

White pepper powder - 2gm

Garlic - 5 cloves

Milk - full fat 60ml

Fresh cream - 30ml

Cooking Method :

• At first, make a broth of stock of chicken by boiling into the water with herbs like leek, celery, thyme, whole black pepper, bay leaves, etc. (for detailed information about broth or stock please check this page ).
  
  
  
• Keeps aside the broth or stock for soup. Now melt butter in a pan put chopped celery, leek, garlic, and do saute for few minutes.
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• Now put chopped onion in the pan and add salt to it. saute till all the spices and vegetables become translucent.

• Now put broccoli florets and chicken broth or stock in the pan(save 20ml of chicken broth or stock for next process). And simmer for few minutes until broccoli becomes tender. now add milk in broccoli and keep saute for 10 minutes more add white pepper powder and move away from the flame.

•  Now cool down the broccoli mixture and make a smooth puree of it.

• Now the base of broccoli soup is ready.

• Now take another saucepan melt butter put 1tbsp all-purpose flour stir at low flame now add 20ml of chicken broth into the flour and the butter mixture and keep stirring for few moments (you have to check no lumps forming into the mixture while stirring).

• Now put puree of broccoli mixture to saucepan & mix it well.

• Now add grated cheddar cheese in broccoli soup. Check the seasoning of the soup.

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• Finish with fresh cream do not cook further otherwise soup can curdle due to fresh cream added.

• Garnish with cheddar cheese on top and finely chopped blanched broccoli. 

• Soup is ready to have, Serve hot with bread loaf.

Hope this delicious creamy smooth broccoli cheddar soup you love most, it is easy to make at home. If you have any questions about the recipe please let me know in the comment section below, Try my another recipe of creamy mushroom soup.