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Broccoli Cheddar Soup with Bacon

Updated: May 27, 2020 / Published: May 27, 2020 By Ilona This website contains affiliate links. Read Privacy Policy.

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Creamy broccoli cheddar soup topped with crispy, crunchy bacon can be served with bread or pasta. Amazingly tasty cheddar cheese soup is great for lunch or light dinner.

Broccoli cheddar soup topped with parsley.

The best part of making creamy cheddar cheese soup is – that can be served by itself or with different toppings like pasta, buckwheat or rice. To make the broccoli cheddar soup even better add some bacon on top.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup Recipe

Texture: creamy, not very thick.
Taste: savory, cheesy.
Simplicity: easy, just cook broccoli, blend, then add cheese.
Meal Type: soup.

How to make Broccoli Cheddar Soup

  1. (Full recipe below). Prepare all ingredients: chicken broth, broccoli, salt, garlic powder, milk, cheddar cheese, butter, flour and bacon.
  2. Melt butter in the pot, add flour, cook on low heat for 1 minute.
  3. Add chicken broth and broccoli, season with salt and garlic powder, cook covered for about 30 minutes until broccoli will become soft, blend with immersion blender, add milk.
  4. Remove from heat, add cheddar cheese.
  5. Heat frying pan, add bacon, cook on each side, crumble.

Step by step recipe how to make creamy soups with cheese and broccoli florets.

Tips to make Cheddar Cheese Soup

  • You don’t have to buy chicken broth, make your own! There is a recipe on the website for chicken stock and chicken broth, you can use both for this recipe.
  • Blend broccoli with immersion blender or you can also pour soup to large blender.
  • Make sure to remove the soup from heat before adding cheddar cheese, this is very important step. If you will keep it on the heat, the cheese will curdle, which doesn’t taste or look good. Also, remember to buy good quality cheddar cheese, don’t use light.

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Can I use water instead of chicken stock? Yes, you can, you would have to season the soup more with salt and garlic powder. You might want to add some extra spices like onion powder, turmeric etc. to enhance the flavor.

What goes with broccoli cheddar soup? Usually, bread or dinner roll is served with creamy soup, but you can add extra pasta, quinoa, rice or buckwheat. Also, you can serve it with Kale Three Cheese Baguette or Artichoke Spinach Dip Stuffed Flatbread.

Is soup enough for dinner? Yes, of course, the soup is sufficient for dinner.

Other Soup Recipes

  • Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup
  • Homemade Tomato Basil Soup
  • Borscht 
  • Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

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Broccoli Cheddar Soup with Bacon

Creamy broccoli cheddar soup with crispy bacon.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time35 mins
Total Time50 mins
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: broccoli cheddar, broccoli cheddar soup
Servings: 8
Calories: 393kcal
Author: Ilona

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup all purpose-flour
  • 10 cups chicken broth storebought or homemade
  • 5 cups broccoli chopped
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 cups cheddar cheese shredded
  • 4 slices bacon
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Instructions

  • Melt butter in a pot, add flour, cook on low heat for 1 minute, mixing all the time.
  • Add chicken broth, broccoli, salt and garlic powder. Cook covered on low heat for 25-30 minutes until broccoli will be cooked.
  • Blend broccoli with immersion blender or pour soup to regular blender.
  • Add milk and whisk.
  • Remove from heat, add cheddar cheese whisking all the time until it will dissolve.
  • Heat frying pan, add bacon, cook on each side for 2-4 minutes until cooked through, crumble the bacon. Once the soup is plated, top it with bacon.

Notes

  • You don't have to buy chicken broth, make your own! There is a recipe on the website for chicken stock and chicken broth, you can use both for this recipe.
  • Blend broccoli with immersion blender or you can also pour soup to large blender.
  • Make sure to remove the soup from heat before adding cheddar cheese, this is very important step. If you will keep it on the heat, the cheese will curdle, which doesn't taste or look good. Also, remember to buy good quality cheddar cheese, don't use light.

Nutrition

Calories: 393kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 20gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 2059mgPotassium: 539mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1147IUVitamin C: 71mgCalcium: 488mgIron: 2mg
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Update Notes: The recipe was originally posted in December 2013, it was updated completely in May, 2020.

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  1. Wanda

    January 19, 2019 at 11:37 PM

    O wow! a great recipe. I’ll leave out the flour so it’ll be Keto soup recipe, plus I’ll use home made chicken stock instead of the water.
    Thank you so much,

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    • Ilona

      January 23, 2019 at 9:21 AM

      These are great ideas. I love using homemade chicken stock. I hope you’ll like it Wanda!

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