How To Make Panera Soup (Copycat)
Creamy and flavor-packed, this copycat Panera soup offers a fiber-rich dish, made with broccoli, carrots, and celery, for a nutritious bite.
Ingredients
- ½ onion, chopped
- ¼ cup butter, melted, plus 1 tbsp for cooking
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1½ cups broccoli florets, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup carrots, matchstick-cut
- 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
- 2½ cups cheddar cheese, shredded sharp
- salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
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Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot butter for about 5 minutes until translucent. Set aside.
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Whisk remaining melted butter and flour together in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Continue to whisk and cook, adding 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk if necessary to keep the flour from burning for 3 to 4 minutes.
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Gradually pour milk into flour mixture while whisking constantly. Stir chicken stock into milk mixture. Bring to a simmer; cook for about 20 minutes until mixture is thickened.
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Add broccoli, carrots, sauteed onion, and celery; simmer for about 20 minutes until vegetables are tender.
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Stir cheddar cheese into vegetable mixture until cheese melts. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Serve warm and enjoy!
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