Broccoli & Cheese soup
 

Made this for dinner tonight. Turned out good.

Got it he https://www.cookingprofessionally.com/

Copycat Panera Bread Broccoli Cheddar
Ingredients
¼ cup butter, melted, plus 1 tablespoon butter, separated
½ onion, chopped
¼ cup flour
2 cups milk
2 cups chicken stock
1€‰Â½ cups coarsely chopped broccoli florets
1 cup matchstick-cut carrots
1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
2€‰Â½ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions
1.Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute
onion in hot butter until translucent, about 5 minutes. Set aside.

2.Whisk 1/4 cup melted butter and four together in a large saucepan over
medium-low heat; cook until four loses its granular texture, adding 1 to
2 tablespoons of milk if necessary to keep the four from burning, 3 to 4
minutes.

3. Gradually pour milk into the flour mixture while whisking constantly.
Stir chicken stock into milk mixture. Bring to a simmer; cook until
flour taste is gone and the mixture is thickened (about 20 minutes). Add
broccoli, carrots, sauteed onion, and celery; simmer until vegetables
are tender, about 20 minutes.

4. Stir Cheddar cheese into vegetable mixture until cheese melts.
Season with salt and pepper to taste

Broccoli & Cheese soup
 

On Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 8:03:49 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Made this for dinner tonight. Turned out good.
>
> Got it he https://www.cookingprofessionally.com/
>
> Copycat Panera Bread Broccoli Cheddar
> Ingredients
> ¼ cup butter, melted, plus 1 tablespoon butter, separated
> ½ onion, chopped
> ¼ cup flour
> 2 cups milk
> 2 cups chicken stock
> 1 ½ cups coarsely chopped broccoli florets
> 1 cup matchstick-cut carrots
> 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
> 2 ½ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
> Salt and ground black pepper to taste
>
> Directions
> 1.Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute
> onion in hot butter until translucent, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
>
> 2.Whisk 1/4 cup melted butter and four together in a large saucepan over
> medium-low heat; cook until four loses its granular texture, adding 1 to
> 2 tablespoons of milk if necessary to keep the four from burning, 3 to 4
> minutes.
>
> 3. Gradually pour milk into the flour mixture while whisking constantly.
> Stir chicken stock into milk mixture. Bring to a simmer; cook until
> flour taste is gone and the mixture is thickened (about 20 minutes). Add
> broccoli, carrots, sauteed onion, and celery; simmer until vegetables
> are tender, about 20 minutes.
>
> 4. Stir Cheddar cheese into vegetable mixture until cheese melts.
> Season with salt and pepper to taste


Thank you, Ed. It will be a blustery sub - zero Midwest weekend here, and this looks like a cozy perfect soup to make. I'd add some red pepper flakes and a pinch of curry powder to jazz it up a bit...even some cooked bacon or diced ham...

--
Best
Greg

Broccoli & Cheese soup
 

On 2/5/2021 12:01 AM, GM wrote:
> On Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 8:03:49 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> Made this for dinner tonight. Turned out good.
>>
>> Got it he https://www.cookingprofessionally.com/
>>
>> Copycat Panera Bread Broccoli Cheddar
>> Ingredients
>> ¼ cup butter, melted, plus 1 tablespoon butter, separated
>> ½ onion, chopped
>> ¼ cup flour
>> 2 cups milk
>> 2 cups chicken stock
>> 1 ½ cups coarsely chopped broccoli florets
>> 1 cup matchstick-cut carrots
>> 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
>> 2 ½ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
>> Salt and ground black pepper to taste
>>
>> Directions
>> 1.Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute
>> onion in hot butter until translucent, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
>>
>> 2.Whisk 1/4 cup melted butter and four together in a large saucepan over
>> medium-low heat; cook until four loses its granular texture, adding 1 to
>> 2 tablespoons of milk if necessary to keep the four from burning, 3 to 4
>> minutes.
>>
>> 3. Gradually pour milk into the flour mixture while whisking constantly.
>> Stir chicken stock into milk mixture. Bring to a simmer; cook until
>> flour taste is gone and the mixture is thickened (about 20 minutes). Add
>> broccoli, carrots, sauteed onion, and celery; simmer until vegetables
>> are tender, about 20 minutes.
>>
>> 4. Stir Cheddar cheese into vegetable mixture until cheese melts.
>> Season with salt and pepper to taste
>
>
> Thank you, Ed. It will be a blustery sub - zero Midwest weekend here, and this looks like a cozy perfect soup to make. I'd add some red pepper flakes and a pinch of curry powder to jazz it up a bit...even some cooked bacon or diced ham...
>

Yes, next time it will have bacon in it!