# Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Broccoli cheddar soup for a snowy day.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 stalks broccoli
- olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 2 cups carrots
- 0.5 onion
- 0.5 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
- 1 pinch garlic powder
- 1 pinch ground thyme
- 1 pinch smoked paprika
- 3 ounces smoked gouda
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese

## Instructions

1. Chop the broccoli into desired sizes, varying between big and small pieces.
2. Put all the chopped broccoli into a bowl.
3. Drizzle olive oil over the broccoli.
4. Toss the broccoli to coat it evenly with oil.
5. Season the broccoli with salt and pepper.
6. Add a pinch of nutmeg to the broccoli.
7. Toss the seasoned broccoli again.
8. Line a sheet tray with parchment paper.
9. Spread the broccoli evenly on the sheet tray.
10. Roast the broccoli in the oven at 375°F until it looks roasted.
11. Shred two carrots using a cheese grater.
12. Place the shredded carrots into a bowl.
13. Dice half an onion.
14. Add the diced onion to the bowl with the carrots.
15. Dice half a shallot.
16. Add the diced shallot to the bowl with the carrots and onion.
17. Mince two cloves of garlic and place them in a separate bowl.
18. Dice four slabs of bacon into small bits.
19. Add the diced bacon to a pot on medium heat.
20. Cook the bacon until it's crispy and the fat has rendered out.
21. Remove the crispy bacon from the pot, keeping the rendered grease.
22. Add about one tablespoon of butter to the pot with the bacon grease.
23. Once the butter is melted, add the carrots, shallot, and onion to the pot.
24. Toss the vegetables around in the pot.
25. Once the onions are translucent, add the minced garlic.
26. Add salt and pepper to taste.
27. Cook the garlic until it achieves a golden color.
28. Add three tablespoons of flour to the pot.
29. Mix the flour with the vegetables and let it cook for about two minutes to remove the raw flour taste.
30. Switch to a whisk and add one and a half cups of milk to the pot.
31. Whisk the mixture to remove any clumps of flour.
32. Add one cup of heavy cream to the pot.
33. Whisk the heavy cream into the mixture and let it cook for another two minutes.
34. Add two cups of chicken stock to the thickened mixture.
35. Let the mixture cook for two to three minutes before adding more ingredients.
36. Add two more cups of chicken stock to the pot.
37. Add the roasted broccoli to the pot.
38. Add more salt, pepper, garlic powder, ground thyme, and smoked paprika to the soup.
39. Mix the seasonings into the soup.
40. Add about three ounces of smoked gouda and eight ounces of sharp cheddar cheese to the soup.
41. Mix the cheese into the soup and wait for it to melt.
42. Once the cheese is melted, add the cooked bacon to the soup.
43. Mix the bacon into the soup.

## Equipment

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

## Tips

- Add a pinch of nutmeg to the broccoli for a unique flavor.
- Separate garlic from other ingredients to prevent burning.
- Adjust cheese quantity based on personal preference.
- For a vegetarian option, skip the bacon and replace chicken stock with vegetable stock.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8B5m9Rm/
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- Extracted: 2025-08-24

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