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Default broccoli cheese soup?

On 06/30/2013 06:58 PM, Todd wrote:
> Hi All,
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> This is what I came up with. It came out really good!
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> -T
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> T's Broccoli Cheese Soup:
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> 3 cups chicken broth, or
> 1-1/2 cup 99:99 chicken broth and 1-1/2 cups water


My wife likes her soup really runny. You may want to cut back to 2 cups

> 1 bunches of fresh broccoli, chopped
> 1 Turnip, cubed
> 4 oz. (1/2 block) Trader Joe's Full Fat Cream Cheese
> 1 T. butter
> 1/2 cup Trader Joe's Organic Heavy Whipping Cream
> 1 cup (1/2 brick) chopped Trader Joe's cheddar/gruyere cheese
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> Heat broth, broccoli, and turnip until broccoli is tender.
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> Mix cream cheese, heavy cream, shredded cheese and butter in another
> pan and stir often.
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> When broccoli is tender, cut it up some more
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> When the other pan is melted, add to broth and broccoli. Simmer
> for about 5 minutes. Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese.
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> Add sea salt and pepper to taste.