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If you are a soup lover then I have just the recipe for you! This Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheddar soup is one of my most favorite soups ever and this recipe copies it perfectly! Enjoy this creamy and hearty comfort soup all year long but especially now with the cooler weather. 😉
Enjoy…
Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup –
(Print the recipe at the very bottom of this page)
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 chopped Onion
- 1/4 cup melted Butter
- 1/4 cup Flour
- 2 cup Half and Half
- 2 cup Chicken Stock
- 2 large bunches Broccoli
- 2 Carrots
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
- 8 oz shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
- Salt and Pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS:
- Cut carrots into small strips.
- Break apart broccoli florets into small pieces.
- Saute Onion in 1 tbsp of melted butter until transparent.
- Make a roux using remainder of melted butter and flour. Cook about 5 minutes over medium heat.
- Add in half and half stirring constantly.
- Add in chicken stock and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add vegetables and cook for 25 minutes over low heat.
- If you want a smooth soup, at this point puree in a blender and return to heat or use immersion blender.
- Add cheese and nutmeg.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 chopped Onion
- 1/4 cup melted Butter
- 1/4 cup Flour
- 2 cup Half and Half
- 2 cup Chicken Stock
- 2 large bunches Broccoli
- 2 Carrots
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
- 8 oz shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut carrots into small strips.
- Break apart broccoli florets into small pieces.
- Saute Onion in 1 tbsp of melted butter until transparent.
- Make a roux using remainder of melted butter and flour. Cook about 5 minutes over medium heat.
- Add in half and half stirring constantly.
- Add in chicken stock and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add vegetables and cook for 25 minutes over low heat.
- If you want a smooth soup, at this point puree in a blender and return to heat or use immersion blender.
- Add cheese and nutmeg.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
My favorite soup ever and I don’t even go to Panera to get the soup anymore. My recipe is almost the same, I add minced garlic to mine, just 1-2 cloves. I make this almost all year long.
I’m making this now, it looks great! Can’t wait to dig in!
This looks delicious! Pinned it! Thanks for sharing at Keeping It Simple Crafts!
all you need to make this recipe perfect is a bread bowl!!
Panera has my FAVORITE soups! I can’t wait to try this recipe at home. Thank you for linking up to Wake Up Wednesdays!! Recipe is pinned!
Oh my goodness – this looks so delicious! Thanks for posting. I’m going to pin this for this weekend.
Can’t wait to try this! I love the Panera version, so better yet if I can make it at home. By the way, your Ritz cracker-coated chicken recipe has become a family favorite. My kids especially love it!
Your soup looks fabulous! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a very Merry Christmas!
Miz Helen
How much does this end up making? Not sure if I need to double it or not.
Anyone ever try this in a crockpot for busy days?
The nutmeg in this ruins the soup. I made it the other day and my boyfriend wouldn’t even eat it…. I ended up throwing it out. Leave the nutmeg out and I’m sure it would have been much better. Yuck.
Just made this delicious soup for dinner! It turned out really well. Next time I might cook the veggies a little longer to soften them, mine were quite firm. I disagree with Justine about the nutmeg, we didn’t taste it at all so I really had no problem. Another tip for next time, more cheese!! Though that’s just my personal preference 🙂
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I absolutely LOVE this soup. It tastes just like panera. We finished it all so I am making more. This time I’m cutting the amount of nutmeg in half. It wasn’t bad, but I tasted the nutmeg a little too much. I’m also adding garlic with the vegetables.
I also chopped the carrots smaller than in the picture so they cook just enough but are not mushy.
Does anyone know how many servings this makes? I didn’t see it listed.
I’d like to know that, too. I think since it has 4 c. liquid and a lot if broccoli, 6 cups would be a good estimate. I’m going to take a chance and not double it for 6 people on Christmas Eve. Hope it’s not a mistake.
Best soup I ever made and so easy to make! Thank u
My daughter in law made this the other night and it was great! I want to make it at home, but need to make more than she did. Can you double the recipe and get the same results?
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I just made this! Amazing!! Tastes just like it!