Easy Broccoli Soup Food

QUICK AND EASY BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan, over medium heat.
• Add the onion and garlic and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the potatoes, thyme, salt, and broth and bring to a boil.
• Adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer, and cook uncovered until the potatoes are fork tender, about 10-15 minutes.
• Add the broccoli with cheese sauce.
• Simmer another 5-10 minutes.
• Puree the soup in batches in a blender or with an immersion blender.
• I like mine a little bit more chunky so I use
• a potato masher to smash the broccoli and potatoes leaving some texture in the soup.
• Bring to a simmer, taste, and season with salt
• and pepper.
• Enjoy!

BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan, and saute onion and garlic until tender. Mix in broccoli, potato, and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
• With a hand mixer or in a blender, puree the mixture until smooth. Return to the saucepan, and reheat. Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper.

EASY BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large deep pan heat the oil over medium and add the onion & garlic.
• Cook gently until softened for about 2-3 minutes.
• Add the potato, broccoli and stock and bring to the boil.
• Turn heat down and simmer for 20 mins until vegetables are cooked.
• Either pour into a blender and blend or use a stick blender in pan to make a smooth mixture.
• If using a blender add soup back to the pan and heat gently.
• It is at this point you can add the chopped bacon and simmer til bacon is cooked, about 15mins, then check seasoning.
• If not adding the bacon, check seasoning and add salt & pepper to taste & reheat gently.
• Serve in nice bowls with slices of french bread which have been toasted on one side, turned over and topped with either blue cheese or whatever cheese you have on hand and grilled for a few mins til melted & crispy, on the side.
• Note: cooking time does not include the extra time for the bacon addition.

EASIEST BROCCOLI SOUP EVER

Steps:

• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the insert. Bring the water to a boil. Add the broccoli, cover the pot, and steam the broccoli until fork-tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer broccoli to a blender and allow to cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Place milk, Cheddar cheese, and Parmesan cheese in the blender. Carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the mixture moving before leaving it on to puree. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree in a bowl.

EASY CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Boil water in medium saucepan.
• Add broccoli and bring to a boil.
• Cover and reduce heat to low.
• Cook for 5-7 minutes or until tender and drain.
• Place half of broccoli and chicken broth in food processor or blender, cover.
• Process until smooth.
• Melt butter in same saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion and cook until tender about 1-2 minutes.
• Stir in flour.
• I like to cook the flour for a minute, stir constantly.
• Gradually stir in milk.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil.
• Add broccoli mixture and remaining chopped broccoli.
• Heat through and serve.

BROCCOLI CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Remove 2 cups of the broccoli florets, cut in half, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place on a baking sheet cut-side down and bake until the florets begin to crisp and turn slightly brown.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a pot over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle the flour on top. Stir to combine and cook until the flour is absorbed and smells lightly toasted, 1 minute or so. Add the milk and half-and-half. Add the nutmeg, then the broccoli, a small dash of salt and plenty of black pepper. Cover the pot and reduce the heat to low. Simmer until the broccoli is tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Stir in the cheese and allow to melt.
• Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. Serve the soup as is, mash with a potato masher to break up the broccoli a bit, or transfer to a blender in two batches and puree completely. (If you puree in a blender, return the soup to the heat to heat back up. Splash in some chicken broth if needed for thinning.) Garnish with the toasted broccoli or grated cheese and serve.

BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in heavy medium pot over medium-high heat. Add broccoli, onion, carrot, salt and pepper and saute until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute, until the flour reaches a blonde color. Add stock and bring to boil.
• Simmer uncovered until broccoli is tender, about 15 minutes. Pour in cream. With an immersion blender, puree the soup. Add salt and pepper, to taste, and then replace the lid back on the pot. Serve hot with Homemade Croutons.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cut bread into cubes and place in a large bowl. Drizzle cubes with olive oil, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Mix well.
• Spread seasoned bread onto a sheet pan and bake for about 15 minutes.

SIMPLE CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt butter and cook onion until tender over medium high heat. Add potato and toss to coat with butter. Add hot stock and bring to a simmer. Stir in broccoli and return to a simmer. When potato and broccoli are tender, puree in batches in a blender or food processor. Return to pot and add cream. Season to taste and serve warm.

BEST BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, bring water to boil. Add the broccoli, celery and carrots; boil 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain; set vegetables aside. , In the same pot, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour to form a smooth paste. Gradually stir in broth and milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. , Stir in reserved vegetables and remaining ingredients. Reduce heat; cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

BEST CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in medium sized stock pot, and saute onion and celery until tender. Add broccoli and broth, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the cooking pot.
• In small saucepan, over medium-heat melt 3 tablespoons butter, stir in flour and add milk. Stir until thick and bubbly, and add to soup. Season with pepper and serve.

BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan
• Add the garlic and onions cook until the onions are softened, do not let them brown.
• add chopped broccoli and potato and cover in the butter.
• Let them sweat (with the lid on) for a few mins.
• Add vegetable stock, top up if it doesn't cover the vegetables, and bring it up to the boil.
• Leave to cook until the vegetables are tender, about 15 mins.
• Leave to cool, then blend.
• Add milk if desired.
• This can then be reheated. Alternatively it can be frozen and can be cooked from frozen in a sauce pan.

EASY CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat.
• Add diced celery, onion, and garlic to butter. Allow 2 minutes to soften.
• Stir in flour and continue stirring for 1 minute.
• Slowly stir in veg. broth & frozen broccoli. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Spoon out most of the big chunks of broccoli.
• Mash the broccoli with a potato masher or puree in a blender -- return broccoli to soup.
• Add milk and cubed cheese. Stir occasionally until melted and well combined.
• Season with black pepper &/or hot sauce for a kick!

EASY CHEESY BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Place unopened broccoli pouch in vigorously boiling water in saucepan. Do not cover.
• Bring water to a second vigorous boil and heat for 16 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in medium saucepan, melt margarine; saute onion in margarine until tender.
• Stir in flour, parsley flakes, bouillon and garlic powder until well blended.
• Add water and milk. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Stir in broccoli.

EASY BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter in large pot over low heat.
• 2. Add onion to melted butter and saute until tender.
• 3. In separate bowl whisk the chicken broth and the flour well.
• 4. Add broccoli and the broth and flour mixture to the onion.
• 5. Simmer until soup thickens, stirring frequently.
• 6. Add cream, and stir until well blended. Do NOT boil at this point.
• 7. Add shredded cheese at this point if you would like to.
• 8. Serve hot and enjoy!