By Eshana Saha
Published Dec 31, 2024

Hindustan Times
Lifestyle

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Craving something warm and light? Try this creamy broccoli cheese soup

If you are looking for a recipe that will keep you warm this winter, but isn't too complicated, search no further. Sufficiently green and full of fresh flavour, this creamy broccoli cheese soup is the velvet of the soup world.

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Ingredients: 2 cups broccoli, diced small, 4 tbsps butter, 16 oz cheddar cheese, hand shredded, 2 tbsps cream cheese

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1/2 cup onion, diced, 1 tbsp minced garlic, 2 tbsp yellow mustard, 3 cups chicken bone broth, 1 cup heavy whipping cream

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Method: Dice up the broccoli into bite size pieces. You want them nice and small. Set it aside.

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In a stock pot, add butter, diced onions, minced garlic, some pink Himalayan salt, pepper, garlic seasoning. Cook over medium heat till onions are translucent.

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Add broccoli and continue to cook for 3-4 mins till it turns bright green and is soft. Add the chicken bone broth and heavy cream, yellow mustard and stir. Bring to a boil.

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Once boiling turn down heat to simmer, slowly adding the cream cheese and the cheddar cheese, mixing as you add.

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Now put garlic powder and a little more pink Himalayan salt, pepper, Italian and lemon pepper seasoning to make sure the flavour is to your liking. 

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Let cheese melt, if you would like to add Xanthan gum for more thickness you can and remove from medium heat.

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