Broccoli Cheese Soup | Simply Designing with Ashley

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With the holidays coming to a close, and having just cooked two huge and scrumptious holiday meals within the last two months, I need to take a break and regroup! I am working on getting organized, working on coming up with a meal plan and working on just trying to work smarter this year!

During the rush of the season and with the cold weather, our family has truly enjoyed eating yummy homemade soup whenever we get the chance! And I have recently created a delicious Broccoli and Cheese Soup that is amazing and so super simple to make!

Broccoli Cheese Soup

Ingredients

1 ¾ - 2 cups chicken broth (Pacific Foods Organic Chicken Stock is a great one!)

½ small onion, diced finely

⅓ cup flour

4 Tbs butter

½ teaspoon pepper

½ teaspoon salt

2 cups milk

2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

½ cup shredded swiss cheese

2 - 3 cups (approx) chopped broccoli, lightly steamed

1-2 cups shredded carrots, lightly steamed

Note: I like to have about 4 cups of vegetables total

Directions

In a small covered pan, simmer chicken broth and onion for about 15-20 minutes until onions are soft.
Lightly steam broccoli and carrots.
In separate large pot, melt butter and then add flour, salt and pepper. Cook together, stirring constantly, for about 1-2 minutes.
Heat milk in microwave for 2 minutes.
Add heated milk into large pot and mix with the flour mixture until well combined. Whisk and heat over medium heat until soup starts to thicken (about 6-8 minutes.)
Add chicken broth mixture to the flour mixture and whisk until well blended.
Add cheese and stir until completely melted.
Add steamed vegetables and stir until combined.
Remove from heat and serve immediately.

Serve with bread or rolls.

So when I haven't been busy cooking for holiday meals, I have been busy cooking simple and quick yet fulfilling meals for my family! And this soup is cooked often in my home because everyone (even the kiddos) love it!

And thanks to Pacific Foods, I can Be Carton Smart in the new year and purchase more stock pantry items in Tetra Pak! I love how easy these are to store and that they have up to 33% less waste then cans so they are better for the environment too. And my soup tasted oh-so-yummy with their Chicken Stock!

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Pacific Foods offers a wide variety of pantry staples and food options for purchase in recyclable containers. I was luck enough to get to try their Chicken Stock, Pumpkin Puree and their Jellied Cranberry Sauce and they have all been great pantry options!