Broccoli Cheese Soup Recipe

4.67 from 3 votes

Prepare this easy broccoli cheese soup within 20-30 minutes in your own kitchen. The homemade soup tastes superior and makes a tasty dinner meal.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 501kcal

Author: MasalaHerb.com

In a medium pot, melt the butter and cook the onions until soft and translucent. Add in your bay leaf as well so that the flavors are extracted from the leaf.
1-2 Tablespoons Butter, 1 Onion sliced, 1 piece Bay Leaf
Add your washed broccoli pieces to your onion and mix.
1 pound Broccoli
Pour the chicken broth over the broccoli.
5 cups Broth
Season with nutmeg, black pepper, and garlic powder.
pinch Nutmeg, ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground, ¼ Teaspoon Garlic Powder
Cook the broccoli soft-covered. This can take about 10-14 minutes.
When the broccoli is soft, take out the bay leaf from the pot and discard.
With an immersion blender, blend the soup. Keep some broccoli chunks for texture.
Keep your soup on medium heat and pour in the light cream or half-and-half.
½ cup Half-and-Half
Add the cheddar cheese and mix the dairies into the soup.
1 cup Cheddar Cheese
Take the broccoli soup from the heat and season with salt, and add the Dijon mustard if you want to add even more flavors!
Salt, 1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
Mix everything well and serve your soup hot.

Stock can be liquid or in cubes. Just mix it with the water. Turn this soup vegetarian by using vegetable stock. Use homemade stock for the best flavor experience or just the commercially available version.
Use light cream for a thicker soup. Use half-and-half for a lighter, thinner soup.
The Dijon mustard is totally optional. I just like it better that way.