Broccoli & Cheese Soup

Woweee!!!! This was SO, SO, SO good!!!! I have been wanting a good recipe for this soup and my search is over! Sue, I never heard of steaming the broccoli first but it sure did preserve the BRIGHT green of the broccoli and made it look so much more appetizing than the gray-green color it fades to after extended cooking. I followed the recipe exactly except for the addition of about 1/4 c. of diced ham that I needed to use up. Next time I will double the recipe!

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Yum! I Did not see a specification for the amount of celery, so I used 1/4 cup, finely chopped. I also added some cubed ham when I added the broccoli. Served it with a loaf of french bread. Wonderful! [Editor's Note: recipe was edited as a result of this comment 12/17/02]

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Wonderful! A top 10 for comfort food.This recipe is simple and easy to follow. I doubled it,added 2T of worcestershire(at the end)& used SHARP wisconsin cheddar and served the soup in crusty bread bowls...my kids ate it up!

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A great soup! Stayed mostly true to the recipe but added some real bacon bits and more cheese. Plus I used old cheddar. Will make it again!

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Thank you for this recipe Sue. I love it. I particularly like that is does not include canned soup or velveeta. I used fresh broccoli, chopped, then steamed in the microwave. I also added carrots to the celery and onion. It is a wonderful recipe.

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This was a great recipe! I boiled the broccoli before I added it to the soup, but not for very long. The color remained a bright green as well. Next time I try this, I will have to add more things like maybe some shredded carrot or ham!

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Love it. Tastes as good, if not better then restaurants. I like to add shredded carrots (and sometimes shredded cabbage) as well. I also use 1/2 the salt and double the pepper using black. I use fresh broccoli and find that it retains its bright green color after 1hr of cooking/cooling. If i lack time, steaming first while the rest cooks will be my go-to method. Using 2 cups of broth and 1 1/2 cups of milk still give it a great rich flavor and thickness, while cutting out a little of the fat.

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Delicious

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Very yummy simple recipe that didnt include Velveeta for once! I cant wait to make it again and try adding things to it :) Thanks!

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YUMMY! You think the Broccoli and Cheedar soup in a can is delicious but when you make this... It blows the canned kind out of the water!! This is absolutely delicious and we didn't alter anything in the recipe; Definitely a recipe to add to the cookbook :)

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I absolutely love this soup!!! I've been making it for about 4 months now and cannot believe that I have not review it yet! The flavor is awesome.....and it is easy to double!! Sometimes I will use heavy cream for some of the milk!! Thanks!

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I was so happy to find a cheesy soup recipe that didn't call for Velveeta! This was a delicious soup. My whole family loved it! Like others, I ommited the celery and substituted shredded carrot instead. The only other change I made was in the cheese. I didn't have cheddar so I had to use a mexican blend instead. I turned out wonderfully! Comfort food at it's finest.

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i didn't have any celery but i added two big garlic cloves to the onions. used only 2 cups of 1% milk and that was plenty. the broth became a cup of water and a broth cube. added a bit of dill too. i found this only made 2 meal-sized bowls. would have made 4 side-dish-sized cups. this was very easy and wonderful comfort food. will certainly make again.

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Good taste, strange consistency. I followed the directions as written except for the omission of the celery. Not sure if I made a mistake along the way or if it just the way this soup tastes but it was gritty. I will probably try the recipe again and use less flour??

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This is absolutely delicious! I had two huge bowls as soon as I finished making it (I'm pregnant). I omitted the celery because I don't like it and instead added a whole large onion chopped up. My husband isn't really into carrots, so I decided to that was a bette route. I also used a really nice, white cheddar cheese (so worth it to go for a quality cheese vs. something like Velveeta) and went for the full 2 cups. A perfect,cozy, cool weather dinner!

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Straightforward, simple and tasty. I doubled the ingredients. Following some other reviews, I substituted a little shaved carrot for the celery and used half 2% milk and half light cream. I also pureed the thickened mixture before adding the broccoli.

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Awesome!! so simple! rich and creamy----the fiance loved it! thanks so much for sharing! :D

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DS and I had this for lunch today. I had some broccoli in fridge that needed to be used and we chose this. Its very good. I did use a potato masher to break up the broccoli a bit but otherwise followed recipe. We loved it. Thank you for sharing this with us.

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