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Panera's Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Name: Panera's Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Soup
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter; 1/2 medium chopped onion; 1/4 cup flour; 2 cups half-and-half cream; 2 cups low-sodium chicken stock or broth; 1/2 lb broccoli (about 3 cups, chopped into bite size pieces); 1 cup carrot (julienned, can buy matchstick carrots in produce section); 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (optional but brings out the flavor); 8 ounces grated sharp cheddar cheese (2 cups); salt and pepper

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Soup

6 servings

servings

10 minutes

active time

35 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

1/4 cup butter

1/2 medium chopped onion

1/4 cup flour

2 cups half-and-half cream

2 cups low-sodium chicken stock or broth

1/2 lb broccoli (about 3 cups, chopped into bite size pieces)

1 cup carrot (julienned, can buy matchstick carrots in produce section)

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (optional but brings out the flavor)

8 ounces grated sharp cheddar cheese (2 cups)

salt and pepper

Directions

Melt the 1/4 cup butter and sautee the onions in the butter until soft. Sprinkle the flour over the mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat for 1-2 minutes.

Whisk in the half & half and chicken stock. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium.

Add the broccoli and carrots. Cook over medium-low heat for 20-25 minutes or until the broccoli and carrots are tender.

Add salt and pepper. You can leave the soup chunky or blend about 1 cup of the soup and stir it in for a smoother soup (that's what I do). Return to low heat and add the cheese. If your heat is too high your soup can get grainy. Stir in the nutmeg if desired.

Serve with crusty bread.

Notes

- used frozen broccoli and microwaved it for about 2:30 min then added to stock when it asked for broccoli

- sharp cheese is just old cheddar(small great value old is the perfect size)

- small half and half exact amount needed

- used better than bullion for stock so 2 cups of boiling water then add 2 tbsp of the paste then add that to flour and unions

- half of the onion(not sure what size so prob medium/large) and it did have an onion flavor, use less if you don't like it but I thought it was fine

- was cheesier and thicker than Panera but very close

10/10 taste to delicious with some crusty bread

Nutrition

Serving Size

1 /6 of the recipe

Calories

413 kcal

Total Fat

31 g

Saturated Fat

18 g

Unsaturated Fat

10 g

Trans Fat

1 g

Cholesterol

90 mg

Sodium

610 mg

Total Carbohydrate

19 g

Dietary Fiber

3 g

Total Sugars

7 g

Protein

17 g