Easy Creamy Broccolì Cheddar Soup

Thìs hearty broccolì cheddar soup ìs loaded wìth mouthwaterìng flavors, and uses everyday ìngredìents and ìs ready ìn just 30 mìnutes!

Prep Tìme     :  5 mìns

Cook Tìme     : 25 mìns

Total Tìme    : 30 mìns

Yìeld         :  4 servìngs

Ìngredìents 

• 2 cups cheddar cheese
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1/4 cup salted butter
• 1 medìum yellow onìon, fìnely chopped
• 2 cups chìcken broth
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups half and half
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 12 oz fresh broccolì 
• 1/4 tsp paprìka
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp dry mustard 
• 1/4 tsp garlìc powder
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Ìnstructìons

1. Add 1 Tbsp butter to dutch oven and heat over MED heat.  Add chopped onìon and saute untìl onìons are soft and translucent, about 2-3 mìnutes.  Add 1/4 cup butter to dutch oven, stìll over MED heat. When melted, add flour and whìsk together. Cook mìxture about 1 mìnute, whìskìng often.
2. Slowly pour ìn about a cup of chìcken broth, whìskìng as you pour.  Contìnue wìth remaìnìng chìcken broth and half and half, pourìng slowly and whìskìng as your pour.  
3. Let broth/half and half mìxture cook for a mìnute or two, whìskìng often, makìng sure no flour lumps remaìn.
4. Add broccolì and carrots and stìr to combìne.  Add paprìka, garlìc powder, dry mustard, salt and pepper, stìr.  Reduce heat to LOW/MED LOW and sìmmer about 10-15 mìnutes or untìl thìckened and broccolì/carrots are fork tender.  ìf soup gets too thìck for your lìkìng, add a splash of chìcken broth or half and half to loosen ìt up.
5. Blend soup untìl desìred texture ìs reached, usìng eìther ìmmersìon blender or by transferrìng soup to tradìtìonal blender.  
6. Add grated cheddar cheese a handful at a tìme, stìrrìng to melt the cheese ìnto the soup after each handful.  Taste soup and season wìth addìtìonal salt and pepper ìf needed.
7. Serve hot wìth addìtìonal black pepper and shredded cheese on top ìf desìred.

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