# Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Broccoli cheddar soup, because it's snowing in Georgia.

- Total time: 20 min
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 stalks broccoli
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 2 carrots carrots
- 0.5 onion onion
- 0.5 shallot shallot
- 2 cloves garlic
- 4 slabs bacon
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1.5 cups milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 cups chicken stock
- garlic powder
- ground thyme
- smoked paprika
- 3 ounces smoked gouda
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar

## Instructions

1. Cut the broccoli into desired sizes, a mix of big and small.
2. Place the cut broccoli into a bowl.
3. Add olive oil to the broccoli.
4. Toss the broccoli with the olive oil.
5. Season the broccoli with salt and pepper.
6. Add a pinch of nutmeg to the broccoli.
7. Toss the broccoli again to combine seasonings.
8. Spread the seasoned broccoli evenly on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper.
9. Roast the broccoli in the oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit until roasted (approximately 20 minutes).
10. Grate the carrots using a cheese grater.
11. Place the shredded carrots into a bowl.
12. Dice half an onion.
13. Add the diced onion to the bowl with the carrots.
14. Dice half a shallot.
15. Add the diced shallot to the bowl with the carrots and onion.
16. Mince two cloves of garlic and set aside in a separate small bowl.
17. Dice the bacon into small bits.
18. Add the diced bacon to a pot on medium heat.
19. Cook the bacon until it's nice and crispy and all the fat has rendered out.
20. Remove the crispy bacon from the pot, leaving the grease.
21. Add about a tablespoon of butter to the pot with the bacon grease.
22. Once the butter has melted, add the carrots, shallot, and onion to the pot.
23. Sauté the vegetables until the onions are translucent.
24. Add the minced garlic to the pot.
25. Season with salt and pepper.
26. Cook the garlic until it gets a nice golden color.
27. Add three tablespoons of flour to the pot.
28. Mix the flour with the vegetables and cook for about two minutes to remove the raw flour taste.
29. Switch to a whisk and add one and a half cups of milk to the pot.
30. Whisk to get rid of any lumps of flour.
31. Add one cup of heavy cream to the pot.
32. Whisk and cook for another two minutes until the mixture is thick.
33. Add two cups of chicken stock.
34. Let it cook for about two to three minutes before adding more ingredients.
35. Add two more cups of chicken stock.
36. Add the roasted broccoli to the soup.
37. Add a little bit more salt and pepper to taste.
38. Add some garlic powder.
39. Add a little bit of ground thyme.
40. Add smoked paprika.
41. Mix the seasonings into the soup.
42. Add about three ounces of smoked gouda cheese and eight ounces of sharp cheddar cheese to the soup, in batches.
43. Mix the cheese until it's melted.
44. Add the crispy bacon bits to the soup.
45. Mix the bacon into the soup.

## Equipment

- bowl
- knife
- cutting board
- sheet tray
- parchment paper
- oven
- cheese grater
- pot
- wooden spoon
- whisk
- measuring cup

## Tips

- Add the garlic once the onions are translucent to prevent it from burning.
- Add a variety of broccoli sizes.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8ruYQr7/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/43b11c4b-1876-4ffe-b15b-0b40e15e897d
- Extracted: 2025-06-22

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