Loaded Broccoli Cheese Bacon Soup

This loaded broccoli cheese bacon soup is filled with hearty veggies, cheddar cheese, and crisp bacon! It takes broccoli cheese soup to an entire new degree.

One in every of our favourite soups, this leveled up broccoli cheese soup is extremely scrumptious. I serve this soup to firm quite a bit, and it’s all the time a success!

Begin with the Veggies

This loaded broccoli cheese bacon soup comes collectively in two elements: 1) the greens and a couple of) the cheese sauce.

Get the veggies cooking first! They simmer in savory broth till tender.

• carrots
• celery
• ptatoes
• onions
• broccoli

All stated and performed there are ten cups of greens on this soup! And…a wholesome quantity of bacon and cheese, too. Moderation in all issues. 😉

The Cheese Sauce

Whereas the veggies simmer, make the creamy, tacky sauce.

1. Fry chopped bacon till crisp. Take away the bacon to a plate and drain many of the grease.
2. Add a little bit of butter and flour to make a roux.
3. Slowly whisk in milk (lump-free sauce coming proper up!). Cook dinner till thickened.
4. Add shredded cheese and some easy seasonings.

I do know it’s a little bit of a ache to soiled two pots within the identify of soup, however it’s price it for this recipe. I’ve tried endlessly experimenting with this recipe to simplify the method, however it *all the time* seems finest making the roux + cheese sauce in a separate pot.

When the veggies and cheese sauce are prepared, pour the cheese sauce into the vegetable/broth combination.

Give it an excellent stir, and prepare dinner for a few minutes. The soup could seem a bit skinny at first, however it can thicken completely because it cooks after which cools down for consuming.

Stir within the reserved crisp bacon. It can save you a bit for topping particular person parts, as effectively.

Loaded Broccoli Cheese and Bacon Soup

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 45 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time: 35 minutes minutes

Complete Time: 1 hour hr 20 minutes minutes

• 3 cups rooster broth (see notice)
• 1 cup peeled and diced carrots
• 1 cup diced celery
• 3 cups peeled and chopped potatoes
• ½ cup finely chopped onion
• 4 to five cups chopped recent broccoli
• 6 to eight slices bacon, chopped (see notice)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups milk
• 4 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried mustard

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• For the greens, in a 6-quart or bigger pot, add the rooster broth, carrots, celery, potatoes and onions. Convey the combination to a boil, cut back the warmth, cowl, and simmer for 10 minutes till the greens start to melt. The greens will proceed to prepare dinner within the following step.

• Add the broccoli. Cowl and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes. (The pot may appear overly full with veggies and never “soupy” sufficient, however it can skinny out as soon as the cheese sauce is added.)

• In a separate medium saucepan over medium warmth, saute the bacon till golden and crisp. Take away the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Drain the grease and return the pot to the range.

• Add the butter and soften over medium warmth. Whisk within the flour and prepare dinner for 1-2 minutes till golden, stirring always. Slowly pour within the milk, whisking always, and prepare dinner till the combination is effervescent and barely thickened, 5-7 minutes.

• Add the cheese a handful at a time, stirring till melted earlier than including extra cheese. Whisk within the salt, pepper and dry mustard.

• Pour the cheese sauce into the pot with the greens and stir to mix. Warmth till gently effervescent and warmed by.

• Stir within the reserved bacon and add further salt and pepper to style, if wanted. Add further milk or broth to skinny the soup, if wanted. The soup will proceed to thicken because it cools.

Bacon: the bacon grease can be utilized for the bottom of the white sauce as an alternative of utilizing the butter within the recipe (simply be sure to have no less than 4 tablespoons, in any other case, complement with butter). Additionally, as a result of extra bacon is all the time higher, I virtually all the time improve the bacon to a 12-ounce package deal (after which reserve a number of the cooked bacon to prime particular person servings).
Broth: improve the broth to 4 cups for a barely much less thick soup. 

Creator: Mel

Course: Soup

Delicacies: American

Technique: Stovetop

Serving: 1 serving, Energy: 476kcal, Carbohydrates: 31g, Protein: 24g, Fats: 29g, Saturated Fats: 17g, Ldl cholesterol: 82mg, Sodium: 863mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 8g

Recipe Supply: tailored from a recipe my sister-in-law, Melissa, despatched me by the use of her buddy Meredith (thanks, Meliss!) – I  made a ton of modifications: decreased butter from 8 tablespoons to three, elevated liquid and used broth as an alternative of water, used actual cheese as an alternative of velveeta and altered up the portions of greens to call a couple of.

Recipe initially posted October 2013; up to date December 2024 with new images, recipe notes, and so forth.