What’s more comforting and satisfying than eating a bowl of warm broccoli cheese soup, with crusty bread for dipping? Eating a Broccoli Cheese Soup Bread Bowl! Eating cheesy soup from a bread bowl instantly transforms a regular lunch or dinner into a much more memorable meal. And it is so good because it is filled with really delicious soup. Even better, when the soup is all gone, you are left with a cheesy bread bowl with little bits of broccoli to enjoy.
This Broccoli Cheese soup makes a complete and filling meal, all by itself. Loaded with vitamin-rich broccoli and cheddar cheese with plenty of protein and calcium, it is well-balanced and has the nutrients your body needs. My husband, once a sworn carnivore, would not feel full if he didn’t have meat. But when he had this soup for the first time, he was full. When my husband and now my kids ask when we’re having this again, I know it’s worth sharing with you.
What makes this soup even better is the ease of making it, taking less than 30 minutes to make from scratch. It is also easy to make this dish vegetarian by substituting the chicken broth with vegetable broth. Scroll down to see how you can make this amazing Broccoli Cheese Soup Bread Bowl at home!
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Butter
- 1 Onion
- 1/2 cup Carrots, peeled
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 6 cups Broccoli, fresh or frozen
- 3 cups Chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 8 oz Sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/4 tsp Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Heavy cream
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
- Large round sourdough bread
Instructions
First, chop garlic cloves and large dice onion and carrots. Preheat a large pot over medium heat and add the butter, garlic, onion, and carrots. Cook for 5 minutes and add broccoli florets with chicken broth. You can use fresh broccoli or frozen broccoli. Place the lid on the pot and cook for 10 minutes.
Uncover the pot and blend the soup with an immersion blender. Add heavy cream and shredded cheddar cheese to the soup. Stir the soup until the cheese is melted. Season the broccoli cheese soup with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
You can serve the broccoli cheese soup in a bowl with bread slices on the side. Or, even better, serve it in a bread bowl. Hollow out a large round sourdough bread to create a bowl. Warm up the bread by toasting it in a 350º oven for 5 minutes or microwaving it for 1 minute. Ladle the broccoli cheese soup into the bread bowl and sprinkle with extra shredded cheddar cheese. Serve warm.
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Broccoli Cheese Soup Bread Bowl
Equipment
- Immersion blender
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Butter
- 1 Onion
- ½ cup Carrots peeled
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 6 cups Broccoli fresh or frozen
- 3 cups Chicken broth or Vegetable broth
- 8 oz Sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cup Heavy cream
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Pepper
- ¼ tsp Nutmeg
- Large round sourdough bread
Instructions
- Chop garlic cloves and large dice onion and carrots. Preheat a large pot over medium heat. Cook butter, chopped garlic, diced onion, and carrots for 5 minutes.
- Add broccoli florets to the pot with chicken broth. Place the lid on the pot and cook for 10 minutes.
- Uncover the pot and blend the soup with an immersion blender. Add heavy cream and shredded cheddar cheese to the soup. Stir the soup until the cheese is melted. Season the broccoli cheese soup with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
- Hollow out a large round sourdough bread to create a bowl. Warm up the bread by toasting it in a 350º oven for 5 minutes or microwaving it for 1 minute. Ladle the broccoli cheese soup into the bread bowl and sprinkle with extra shredded cheddar cheese. Serve warm.
