Name: Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter; 1 Large Onion; ½ cup celery; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 bay leaf; 4 cups chicken broth; 6 cups fresh broccoli; 4 oz cream cheese; 12 oz evaporated milk; 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese; ⅔ cup fresh parmesan cheese; Salt & Pepper

Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup Recipe

How To Make Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup

This slow-cooked broccoli cheese soup gives a rich combination of minty and salty tastes and a smooth, velvet-like texture. Add milk for a creamier soup.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 6 hours

Total: 6 hours 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1tbspbutter
1large onion,chopped
½cupcelery,sliced
1tspgarlic powder
1bay leaf
4cupschicken broth,or stock
6cupsfresh broccoli,about 2 heads
4ozcream cheese
12ozevaporated milk
2cupssharp cheddar cheese,shredded
⅔cupfresh parmesan cheese,shredded
salt & pepper,to taste

Instructions

Heat butter in a small pan over medium heat. Cook onion and celery until tender, about 3 minutes.
Wash and chop the broccoli and place in the slow cooker. Add cooked onion, garlic powder, bay leaf, chicken broth, cream cheese, and salt and pepper to taste.
Cook on Low 6 to 7 hours or until broccoli is tender. Add evaporated milk and cook 30 to 60 minutes more. Discard the bay leaf.
Remove one cup of broccoli and coarsely chop. Puree remaining soup using a hand blender.
Add chopped broccoli back into the soup. Stir in all of the cheeses until melted.
Garnish with additional shredded cheeses or ½ teaspoon of pesto sauce.