Easy Semi-Homemade Broccoli Cheese Soup
This Broccoli Cheese Soup is the perfect balance of creamy, cozy, and satisfying, everything you want in a comforting bowl, especially on a rainy or chilly day or when you need something a little extra nourishing.
Equipment
- Measuring spoons
- 1 knife
- 1 Dutch oven or large pot
- 1 large bowl
- 1 Large spoon
Ingredients
- 1 head broccoli cut into florets and steamed
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 1 onion chopped
- 1/2 cup celery chopped fine
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 jar cream of celery soup
- 1 jar Cheez Whiz
- 1 32- oz. carton chicken broth
- 3 cups milk
- 1 tsp. salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
Instructions
- Blanch the broccoli florets.
- Plunge the broccoli into an ice bath to stop the cooking. The broccoli should be crisp-tender. The broccoli will cook and soften when added to the soup.
- In a large pot, saute the onion and celery in butter.
- Stir in the cream of chicken soup and cream of celery soup.
- Stir until hot.
- Add the jar of Cheez Whiz, milk and the chicken broth. Stir until Cheez Whiz is melted and incorporated.
- Add the broccoli and stir until heated through.
- Serve in warmed bowls.