I LOVE Broccoli Cheese soup, and I've always wanted to make it at home. Everytime I would go to Barnes and Noble or Borders, I would go to the cookbook section and search in vain for a recipe. Or, if I ever did find a recipe, the soup would never come out quite as it should. I have a recipe for broccoli cheese soup for the crockpot that is good, but just way too watery. I had pretty much given up hope of every finding a truly perfect recipe to make broccoli cheese soup at home.
Well, one day I was at Publix, and I'm not sure if you two have discovered this yet, but Publix has these amazing recipes that you can get for free there for fast and easy meals. I always go to the little kiosk and grab any recipe I don't already have. One day, I found a recipe for Broccoli Cheese Soup and figured I would try it just to see how it was. OH MY GOD! It was the best Broccoli Cheese soup I've ever had. It's thick and cheesy and so full of flavor. It was perfect. And the best part about the recipe: It's so fast and easy!! It took me no time at all to make the soup, because it's made from a lot of already pre-made soup! This recipe was a great find for me, and I hope you guys like it, too!
Broccoli Cheese Soup with Pasta
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 cup fresh pre-diced onions
2 (14 oz) cans reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 (14 oz) box deluxe macaroni and cheese dinner (the kind with the cheese sauce pouch)
12 oz fresh broccoli florets
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 can condensed Cheddar cheese soup
shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
1. Preheat large saucepan on medium heat 2-3 minutes. Swirl oil in pan and add onions; cook 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add broth and bring to a boil for pasta. Measure 1 cup of the macaroni pasta from dinner kit and stir into boiling broth. Boil for 9 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally.
2. Microwave broccoli (in bag or in microwave-safe bowl) on HIGH 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender.
3. Whisk the soups and cheese sauce from dinner kit together in a medium bowl.
4. When pasta is tender, stir soup mixture into the pasta and broth. Reduce heat to medium-low and add in the broccoli. Cook 7-10 more minutes, stirring occasionally, or until soup is heated through. Serve and sprinkle with shredded cheese if desired.
Et voila! Fantastic Broccoli Cheese soup in no time! Since this is a Publix recipe, everything can be found there, down to the pre-chopped onions and the broccoli florets in a microwave bag. Steaming the broccoli in a steamer is acceptable, as well, it will just take a little bit longer. I hope you guys enjoy this amazing and simple recipe! Happy cooking!
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