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The Best Broccoli Cheese Soup (Better-Than-Panera Copycat)
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon + 4 tablespoons unsalted butter divided
  • 1 small or medium sweet yellow onion diced small
  • 1 clove garlic peeled and minced finely
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups low-sodium vegetable stock chicken stock may be substituted
  • 2 cups half-and-half*
  • 2 to 3 cups broccoli florets diced into bite-size pieces + 1 cups stems, optional (I used 3 cups florets and 1 cup stems
  • 2 large carrots trimmed, peeled, and sliced into very thin rounds, about 1/16th-inch
  • ¾ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • ¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika or regular paprika optional and to taste
  • ½ teaspoon dry mustard powder optional and to taste
  • pinch cayenne pepper optional and to taste (doesn’t make soup spicy and serves to enhance flavor)
  • 8 ounces grated high quality extra-sharp cheddar cheese with a small amount reserved for garnishing
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