Broccoli Cheese Soup

"This is my wife's long time recipe. I think it is even better made with cauliflower."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Place half-and-half and chicken broth in top of a double boiler.
  • Add salt, pepper mustard, cayenne, Worcestershire, and cubed Velveeta cheese.
  • Heat until cheese is melted and mixture is creamy.
  • Add broccoli.
  • Stir cornstarch mixture, and stir into cheese mixture.
  • Heat over simmering water until soup thickens.
  • Taste, and adjust seasonings as necessary.

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Reviews

  1. Insanely cheesey and thick! I am renaming this "EXTREME cheesey broccoli soup!" ;) My half and half was fat free. I added some chopped onions. I chopped my broccoli pretty small before cooking. I had only 1 lb of 2% Velveeta, so I had to use 1 lb of cheddar also. You could probably stop at 1 lb, but that wouldn't be as fun. It's also nice and thick before adding the cornstarch/wine mixture. The cornstarch and wine makes it super thick and the wine adds some more flavor. I can see where some people may want to thin this with some extra milk. This is the kind of soup that is GREAT for small children because it really will cling to their spoon! I thank you for posting this awesome soup. I can see where this recipe will be demanded in my house often!
     
  2. I doubled the recipe for a soup night. The only thing that I didn't double was the cheese - I thought 4 pounds would be too much. My husband and parents and I liked the soup but the kids didn't like it at all - I think it was the worcestershire sauce taste that they didn't favor.(Maybe if I had added all the cheese the taste wouldn't have been so intense)
     
  3. This soup is very rich in taste and surely hits the spot. I didn't have a double boiler big enough so had to be creative. LOL I put one of my heat resitent spongeware bowls over a large pot of water. I used chicken broth instead of white wine. This was the best broccoli cheese soup I have ever made. Served it with a side salad and dinner rolls. A true keeper. This recipe is nice enough to serve to overnight quests.
     
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  1. This soup is very rich in taste and surely hits the spot. I didn't have a double boiler big enough so had to be creative. LOL I put one of my heat resitent spongeware bowls over a large pot of water. I used chicken broth instead of white wine. This was the best broccoli cheese soup I have ever made. Served it with a side salad and dinner rolls. A true keeper. This recipe is nice enough to serve to overnight quests.
     

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I WAS retired oilfield trash since 1999, who has lived in Houston TX for the last 25 years, though I'm originally from California. I'm Texan by choice, not by chance! I am now working in Algeria 6 months a year, so I guess that gives new meaning to the term SEMI-retired. I grew up in restaurants and worked in them for 13 years while getting through high school and college, working as everything from dishwasher to chef, including just about everything in between. At odd intervals I also waited tables and tended bar, which gave me lots of incentive to stay in school and get my engineering degree. During the 33 years since, I have only cooked for pleasure, and it HAS given me a great deal of pleasure. It's been my passion. I love to cook, actually more than I love to eat. I read cookbooks like most people read novels. My wife and I both enjoy cooking, though she isn't quite as adventurous as I am. I keep pushing her in that direction, and she's slowly getting there. We rarely go out to eat, because there are very few restaurants that can serve food as good as we can make at home. When we do go out, it's normally because we are having an emergency junk-food attack. My pet food peeves are (I won't get into other areas): are people who post recipes that they have obviously NEVER fixed; obvious because the recipe can't be made because of bad instructions, or that are obvious because it tastes horrible. I also detest people who don't indicate that a recipe is untried, even when it is a good recipe. Caveat emptor!
 
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