Broccolicarrot Soup Food

30 MINUTE BROCCOLI CHEDDAR SOUP (BETTER THAN PANERA!)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook 3-4 minutes or until softened and light gold. Add the garlic and saute for another minute.
• Add flour and whisk for 1-2 minutes or until the flour begins to turn golden in color. Pour in the chicken stock, broccoli florets, carrots, and seasoning. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes or until the broccoli and carrots are cooked through.
• Stir in half & half and cheddar cheese and simmer for another minute. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
• Serve with toasted crusty bread or in a bread bowl if desired.

BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in heavy medium pot over medium-high heat. Add broccoli, onion, carrot, salt and pepper and saute until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute, until the flour reaches a blonde color. Add stock and bring to boil.
• Simmer uncovered until broccoli is tender, about 15 minutes. Pour in cream. With an immersion blender, puree the soup. Add salt and pepper, to taste, and then replace the lid back on the pot. Serve hot with Homemade Croutons.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cut bread into cubes and place in a large bowl. Drizzle cubes with olive oil, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Mix well.
• Spread seasoned bread onto a sheet pan and bake for about 15 minutes.

BROCCOLI/CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare broccoli using peeled stalks.
• Cut into small pieces.
• Peel& cut carrots into small coin-size pieces.
• Steam both vegetables until fork tender.
• Place steamed vegetables into blender.
• Add 1/2 warmed broth.
• Liquefy, being careful not to overflow.
• Remove to large pot with lid.
• Add remaining broth,half& half,milk,hot sauce,cheese,and salt to blender.
• Liquefy.
• Add to soup in pot.
• Stir to combine.
• Peel& dice potato.
• Place with filtered water in saucepan.
• Bring to boil, turn down to simmer until fork tender.
• Do not overcook.
• Strain, saving potato water.
• Set potatoes aside.
• Add potato water to thicken soup, if desired.
• Blend well and reheat.
• Serve hot with potatoes.
• Add pepper to taste.

CARROT BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute the carrots, celery and onion in 3 teaspoons butter until tender.
• Transfer to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish.
• Top with 3/4 cup cheese.
• In the same skillet, saute broccoli in the remaining butter for 1 minute.
• Place over cheese and pour broth over all.
• Cover and bake at 350° for 25 minutes.
• Uncover and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and vegetables are tender.
• Season with salt and pepper.

CREAM OF POTATO, BROCCOLI AND CARROT

Steps:

• In a soup pot, melt the butter then add the next seven ingredients. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cook for 5 mintues, stirring occasionally, then add one cup of the broth. Cover and simmer until the vegetables are soft, about 5-10 minutes.
• Add the remaining broth, the vinegar and the milk. Stir to combine and simmer for one minute.
• In batches, liquify the soup in a blender and return to the pan. Adjust salt and pepper.
• To serve, garnish with parsley and croutons.

CREAMY BROCCOLI/CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pan.
• Saute onion and ginger until soft, about five minutes, stir now and then.
• Add curry, stir to coat.
• Add carrots, broccoli, garlic and bouillon.
• Heat to boiling, temper heat and let simmer until carrots and broccoli are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Puree the soup in a blender, food-processor or hand-held blender (that's what I use).
• Now add coconut milk, salt and pepper.
• Stir and reheat if necessary.

BROCCOLI SOUP AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large pot over medium heat; add onion. Cook and stir until onion turns translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Add garlic; stir for 1 minute. Pour in broth; bring to a simmer over high heat.
• Separate florets from heads of broccoli. Cut large florets in half. Cut stems in half and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Add broccoli to simmering broth. Cover and cook until broccoli softens slightly, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until broccoli is very tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Blend broccoli with an immersion blender into a very smooth puree. Stir in cream, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and cayenne. Return soup to medium-low heat; cook until cream is heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Butter both sides of bread with remaining 1 tablespoon butter and place on the lined baking sheet.
• Bake bread in the preheated oven, turning halfway through, until toasted and crisp, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Place 6 oven-proof soup crocks on the foil-lined baking sheet. Ladle soup into the crocks, filling almost to the top. Place 1 piece of toasted bread in each crock; cover with Cheddar cheese.
• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Place baking sheet under broiler and broil until cheese is browned and bubbly, 3 to 4 minutes.

CREAMY BROCCOLI CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare vegetables.
• In large sauce pan, heat oil.
• Add onions,celery and garlic.
• Sauté on medium-low heat about 5 minutes stirring occasionally. If necessary add a little water to prevent sticking.
• Add potatoes, carrots and broth to sautéed vegetables.Bring to a boil. and simmer 20 minutes uncovered.
• Add cauliflower and red pepper.
• Simmer another another 15- 20 minutes vegetables are tender; add fresh herbs.
• Pureé with hand blender or potato masher to break up vegetables; leave the soup chunky.
• Add milk, Harissa, salt and pepper to taste.
• At this point you can more or less milk depending on how thick you want to have your soup.
• Tip:.
• I used Carnation no fat milk.
• Reheats and freezes well.
• You can replace the cauliflower with broccoli for a different version.