Panera Bread Broccoli Cheese Soup Recipe

Ingredients

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• Panera bread broccoli cheese soup shopping list
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted shopping list
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped shopping list
• 1/4 cup melted butter shopping list
• 1/4 cup flour shopping list
• 2 cups half-and-half shopping list
• 2 cups chicken stock or bouillion shopping list
• 1/2 lb. fresh broccoli shopping list
• 1 cup carrots, julienned shopping list
• salt and pepper to taste shopping list
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg shopping list
• 8 ozs. grated sharp cheddar shopping list
• Saute onion in butter. Set aside. Cook melted butter and flour shopping list
• using a whisk over medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Stir constantly and shopping list
• slowly add the half-and-half (this is called making a roux). Add shopping list
• the chicken stock whisking all the time. Simmer for 20 minutes. shopping list
• Add the broccoli, carrots and onions. Cook over low heat until the shopping list
• veggies are tender for 20-25 minutes. Add salt and pepper. The soup shopping list
• should be thickened by now. Pour in batches into blender and puree. shopping list
• Return to pot over low heat and add the grated cheese; stir until shopping list
• well blended. Stir in the nutmeg and serve. shopping list