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March 21, 2014 by ruthie

Copycat Panera Bread Broccoli Cheese Soup (she: Ruthie)

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Hello to everyone at Or so she says…! It’s Ruthie from Whats Cooking with Ruthie, and I’m so happy to be back with you again. I love coming here and sharing some of the yummy cooking that comes out of my kitchen with y’all each month. This time it’s a copy cat Panera Bread broccoli cheese soup recipe!

 Now before you go wondering why on Earth I’m sharing a soup recipe in SPRING, let me just tell you: Spring is that crazy time of year when the weather can flip from a warm sunny day a to cold and wintery one without a moment’s notice! At least in my neck of the woods 🙂 Is it like that where you live? It feels even worse than in the Autumn when the weather can’t make up its mind; at least then you just know it’s going to keep getting colder! In Spring, it hurts to have the weather flip flop because you’re so looking forward to the warmer days of summer.

Soooo to lift your spirits, there’s no better way than a little taste of Panera Bread Broccoli Cheese Soup to help stay warm and cozy even on those chilly days!

Panera Bread Broccoli Cheese Soup (copycat) www.orsoshesays.com #panerabread #broccolicheesesoup #recipe #copycatrecipe

 

 I try to make the majority of my recipes as healthy as possible so I skinnied this one down without losing any of the flavor… now that’s a win-win in my book 🙂

Panera Bread Broccoli Cheese Soup (copycat) by www.whatscookingwithruthie.com
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Panera Bread Broccoli Cheese Soup (copycat)

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp butter melted
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 1/4 C butter
  • 1/4 C flour
  • 2 C fat-free half-and-half cream
  • 2 C chicken stock
  • 1/2 lb fresh broccoli
  • 1 C carrot julienned
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 8 oz grated sharp cheddar cheese
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Sauté onion in butter
  2. Set aside
  3. Melt butter in sauce pan over medium high heat, add flour using a whisk for 3-5 minutes
  4. Stir constantly and add the fat-free half & half
  5. Add the chicken stock
  6. Simmer for 20 minutes
  7. Add the broccoli, carrots and onions
  8. Cook over low heat 20-25 minutes
  9. Add salt and pepper
  10. Puréed in a blender
  11. Return to heat and add cheese
  12. Stir in nutmeg

Panera Bread Broccoli Cheese Soup (copycat) www.orsoshesays.com #panerabread #broccolicheesesoup #recipe #copycatrecipeI hope you enjoy this Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup as much as we do at my house- it’s delicious.

Panera Bread Broccoli Cheese Soup (copycat) www.orsoshesays.com #panerabread #broccolicheesesoup #recipe #copycatrecipe

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Thank you for letting me come and share yummy recipes with y’all today.

Happy Cooking!
xoxo~ Ruthie

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  1. Rebecca Criddle says

    March 21, 2014 at 8:04 am

    Yum! I just had that soup from Panera this week for the first time and loved it! I love all their food though! This will be fun to make at home. Now I just need to find a recipe for their tomato soup – super yum! Thanks!

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