America's Test Kitchen Brocolli Cheese Soup
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
2 stick Butter, unsalted 6 cup Brocolli raw 1 cup, chopped Onions, raw 3 clove Garlic 1.5 tsp Dry Mustard (by POPEYETHETURTLE) .25 tsp Pepper, red or cayenne 2 tsp Salt .5 tsp Pepper, black 1 cup (8 fl oz) Water, tap .25 tsp Baking Soda 1.5 cup Chicken stock, home-prepared 4 oz Beer IPA (typical) (by GIANT-STEPS) (optional in place of 1/2 cup of broth).5 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated 4 oz Cheese, Boar's Head Vermont Cheddar Cheese (Yellow & White) 2 cup Spinach, fresh
1. Heat butter in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. When foaming subsides, add broccoli, onion, garlic, dry mustard, cayenne, and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 6 minutes. Add 1 cup water and baking soda. Bring to simmer, cover, and cook until broccoli is very soft, about 20 minutes, stirring once during cooking.
2. Add broth and 2 cups water and increase heat to medium-high. When mixture begins to simmer, stir in spinach and cook until wilted, about 1 minute. Transfer half of soup to blender, add cheddar and Parmesan, and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Transfer soup to medium bowl and repeat with remaining soup. Return soup to Dutch oven, place over medium heat and bring to simmer. Adjust consistency of soup with up to 1 cup water. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve, passing extra Parmesan separately.
Serving Size: 8 oz.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KESCHIEBEL1.
2. Add broth and 2 cups water and increase heat to medium-high. When mixture begins to simmer, stir in spinach and cook until wilted, about 1 minute. Transfer half of soup to blender, add cheddar and Parmesan, and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Transfer soup to medium bowl and repeat with remaining soup. Return soup to Dutch oven, place over medium heat and bring to simmer. Adjust consistency of soup with up to 1 cup water. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve, passing extra Parmesan separately.
Serving Size: 8 oz.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KESCHIEBEL1.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 344.8
- Total Fat: 30.5 g
- Cholesterol: 83.4 mg
- Sodium: 933.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 9.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
- Protein: 10.3 g
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