Broccoli Cheese and Potato Soup

The secret to this recipe is in using quality, fresh, organic ingredients (butter, not marg; shallots/scallions instead of onions; sharp, artisanal cheddar; red potatoes w/ skin on), making a good roux (skim milk can be made satisfyingly creamy with a proper roux), and leaving the veggies nice and chunky. In addition to using skim milk, we made it lower fat by also cutting the amount of butter & cheese in 1/2). Served with warm, crusty, whole-wheet rolls...mmmmmmmmm...deeeeelish! :D

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My family LOVES this soup, and it's so versatile! We didn't have broccoli on hand, so I used cauliflower instead. I did make a couple changes, just to make cooking a little easier: I used 2 cans of chicken broth, cooked the chopped cauliflower (doubled the amount) in the soup at the same time I added the diced potatoes, added garlic powder, and only used 1 1/3 cups cheese. For those who have never made a creamy cheese soup before, it really helps to turn the heat down to low for a few minutes BEFORE adding in the cheese. This will prevent curdling, which looks really un-appetizing!

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I made this last night and will make it again. I liked the flavor and texture a lot. Next time, I will chop the broccoli much finer and put it in immediately with the potatoes so that it is cooked to mush. It was a little crunchy for a soup the way I did it. I didn't have celery, so I grated a carrot instead and added a shallot and some garlic. I will keep these changes, as they seemed to work well.

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Love, love, love! I've made this a few times now and have completely vetoed adding any salt. I also just throw the raw broccoli directly into the soup and let it cook instead of pre-steaming. Great recipe!

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This soup was delicious and one of the best soups I've ever made! My husband and 5 year old daughter loved it. It was very quick and easy to make. I had broccoli and red potatoes from my CSA box and thought a soup would be a good way to use up some of the veggies. I used shallots instead of the onion and I didn't peel my potatoes. Before adding the cheese, I used an immersion blender to make it a bit smoother, but still chunky.

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Very good soup. I followed the recipe in addition to adding garlic to the onions. Super good soup. Definitely making again!

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Great Recipe! I added carrots and garlic powder. It was soooo good! Also, added the fresh broccoli about five minutes into simmering then recovered and continued simmering for about another ten minutes. I'll be using this one again.

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This soup was pretty good. I decided to use frozen brocolli cuts as a short-cut, but I ended up having to cut some of the chunks into smaller chunks anyway, so this didn't save much time. I added the brocolli after about 15 minutes and then the soup took much longer than anticipated to cook the brocolli. I will use fresh brocolli next time and chop it thin.

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Made according to the recipe and it was amazing! Reheated really well too. Will be adding this to my binder of favorites! thanks :)

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This soup was delicious. I varied the recipe by using shallots in place of onions, some dried onions, garlic powder and hot paprika. I also used sharp cheddar and a 3 oz. package of cream cheese to make it creamier. I used red skin potatoes with skin left on. It turned out great! Next time, I will use extra sharp cheddar and maybe add some mushrooms. I also tossed in the broccoli while the potatoes cooked and I will use more broccoli next time. Thanks for a great recipe. I will make this again!

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Really good! I will try adding a little garlic next time.

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This was good soup, I added a can of milk and roasted garlic, impressed my family :-)

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Delicious! All eight of us enjoyed it, even my picky 12 year old! I added a clove of garlic to the onions, and used vegetable broth in place of chicken, and tossed the broccoli in raw for the last 20 min instead of precooking it. I also used a bit more paprika and pepper. It was awesome! Thanks!

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Good recipe, although I do make a few altercations. I use red potatoes & leave the skin on them, I also add mashed potatoes to it to make it thicker. Sometimes I will add green onions with the regular onions as well. This is a GREAT soup to make with bread-bowls!

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Loved the flavour and consistency of this soup. I didn't use celery and I didn't feel it was missing anything. I did use whole milk and a bit more broccoli. I skipped steaming the broccoli and threw it in the last 5 minutes of simmering. I pureed some of it for my toddler and that tasted great too.

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Very tasty. Didn't add celery, but everything else was by the book. I think next time I'll cook a little longer and mash the potatoes to make it more creamy.

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Made this wonderful recipe for dinner tonight. Made it as written...except let it simmer for 2 hours on low low heat. Served it with a crusty French Baguette. It was absolutely delicious and the fam loved it! This is definately going to be on our rotating menu! Thanks for posting this "Delish!"

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this tasted just like a wendy's baked potato w/ broccoli in soup form, very good!!

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Very good on a cold night. Followed directions completely.

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Never buying the canned stuff again!!! My family was blown away by this.

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