Homemade Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Ready in : 45 mins

Homemade Broccoli Cheddar Soup could be just the gluten free recipe you've been looking for. One serving contains 498 calories, 22g of protein, and 24g of fat. For $3.25 per serving, this recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. This recipe from Foodista requires almond milk, pepper, juice of lemon, and bay leaf. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. 17 people have tried and liked this recipe. It works best as a main course, and is done in roughly 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 90%. This score is tremendous. Similar recipes are Cheddar Broccoli Potato Soup with Homemade Herb Croutons, Broccoli Cheddar Soup, and Cheddar Broccoli Soup.

Diets

GLUTEN FREE

Ingredients

broccoli

8 cups

shallot

1

juice of lemon

1

vegetable broth

3 cups

pepper

1 teaspoon

salt

1 teaspoon

onion

1 small

yogurt

1 cup

yukon gold potatoes

3 cups

parsley

1 cup

bay leaf

1

olive oil

0.5 cup

almond milk

1 cup

cheddar cheese

1.5 cups

Cooking in Steps

1
In your soup pot, saute over med-high heat: 2 Tbsp of your olive oil with the shallot, onion and jalapeno. When cooked lightly, add in lemon juice, veggie broth, remaining oil, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium.

salt and pepper

lemon juice

olive oil

jalapeno pepper

shallot

broth

onion

cooking oil

pot
2
Add Potatoes and bring broth to a boil. Cook until potatoes are tender.

potato

broth
3
Add chopped Broccoli (florets and steams). Remember to leave out a few florets for later use though.Cover with lid, when broccoli is tender, turn heat off.

broccoli
4
Transfer contents of pot into a large mixing bowl. Allow to cool slightly.

mixing bowl

pot
5
Add to the bowl the fresh parsley, Chobani and almond milk. Fold new ingredients into the hot soup mixture.

fresh parsley

almond milk

bowl
6
In batches, puree the soup in a food-processor (maybe someday soon, a Vitamix!) style blender. Soup should be smooth-no lumps or chunks. In the soup pot, add the broccoli florets, a dash of veggie broth and saute covered for about a minute until tender.

broccoli florets

broth

blender

pot
7
Add the pureed soup back into the soup pot.

pot
8
Add a bay leaf and a few pinches of chopped basil (optional). Simmer uncovered for at least twenty minutes to cook out all the air bubbles. Stir constantly for the first few minutes.

bay leaves

basil
9
Remove the bay leaf before serving or storing.

bay leaves