Panera Bread’s Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Soup
Panera Bread Broccoli Cheddar Soup
10 mins
25 mins
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 1/2 cup onions diced
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken broth or stock
- 1 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup milk whole or 2%
- 2 cups broccoli chopped into small pieces
- 2 cups carrots shredded
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- dash of nutmeg
- dash of cayenne powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- salt to taste (I used 1 teaspoon)
- 2 1/4 cups cheddar shredded
Instructions
- Over medium heat in a large pot or dutch oven, add olive oil, garlic, and onions. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until the onions are translucent and golden. Transfer to a small bowl or plate and set aside.
- To the same pot or dutch oven, add butter. Once melted, sprinkle the flour in. Keep whisking until it is smooth and starts to bubble, about 2 minutes.
- Pour in the chicken broth, heavy cream, and milk. Whisk together. Then add back the onion and garlic mixture along with the broccoli, carrots, mustard powder, smoked paprika, dash of nutmeg, and a dash of cayenne. Whisk again, drop heat to low, cover, and let simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until the broccoli and carrots are tender.
- Remove the lid and add the cheddar cheese. Mix together. Then add black pepper and salt to taste. Stir.
- Pour into bowls and serve with crispy bread to dip in!
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Amazing recipe. I even reduced the cheese and cream to taste and it still tasted amazing! Thank you for the thorough breakdown in your recipe too
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Amazing 😍😍😍😍
This soup was amazing! I’ve been craving soup for a long time and I heard a lot about the Panera Bread broccoli cheddar soup. I live in the UK so we don’t have Panera Bread here so I thought let me give this recipe a go. Honestly, it’s amazing. Served it with a side of freshly baked bread and a garnish of turkey halal bacon which stepped it up another level. Would definitely recommend it.
I love this soup! I’ve made it twice and has now become a comfort food for me. I even think it taste better than Panera’s.
Tried this recipe with coconut milk instead of regular milk the second time around (as my bf & I are lactose). Did it ever make a difference in flavour- very tasty with just that small change! Amazing recipe!
This was better than Panera’s! Soo good. Thanks for the awesome recipe.
The best comfort soup I have ever made! Saw it on TikTok and decided to make for my friends. They all loved it ☺️
Hi Gabrielle! So happy to hear it was a success. Thank you for the lovely feedback 🙂
This looks so GOODLY! Is there anything else you can suggest putting in it like veggies? This looks great, amazing work!!!!