# Crock Pot Broccoli Cheese Soup

A comforting and delicious broccoli cheese soup made in a crock pot, inspired by Panera but even better.

- Total time: 300 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 cups chopped fresh broccoli
- 1 small diced sweet onion
- 1 cup matchstick carrots
- 1 small diced celery stock
- pepper
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 0.5 stick melted butter
- 0.25 cup flour
- 2 cups whole milk
- 3 cups shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon ranch seasoning

## Instructions

1. Add 4 cups of chopped fresh broccoli, 1 small diced sweet onion, 1 cup matchstick carrots, 1 small diced celery stock, and pepper to the crock pot.
2. Pour in 4 cups of chicken stock (regular, low sodium, or vegetable stock can be used).
3. Mix all the ingredients in the crock pot.
4. Cover the crock pot and cook on low for about four hours.
5. In a separate bowl, mix a half stick of melted butter and a quarter cup of flour together.
6. After the soup has cooked on low for about three hours, pour the butter and flour mixture into the soup in the crock pot.
7. Stir the butter and flour mixture into the soup.
8. Add two cups of whole milk to the soup.
9. Add three cups of shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese to the soup.
10. Optionally, add about a teaspoon of ranch seasoning for extra flavor.
11. Mix all the newly added ingredients into the soup.
12. Put the crock pot back on the heat and let it cook for another hour to an hour and a half.

## Equipment

- crock pot
- bowl

## Tips

- You can use regular or low sodium chicken stock, or vegetable stock.
- You can cut the broccoli pieces larger if you prefer, but smaller pieces resemble Panera's soup more.
- Do not add the cheese until the last step of cooking.
- Ranch seasoning is optional but adds a little zing.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-03-29

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