Homemade Broccoli Cheese Soup is the ultimate comfort food!

Winter will soon be over for us in the southern hemisphere.

It has been a cold, rainy winter in Perth. A bowl of hot steaming soup in hand, makes an excellent comfort food during winter.

And this creamy Broccoli and Cheese Soup is the perfect choice!

How to Cook Broccoli and Cheese Soup?

A list of ingredients and a detail step by steps instructions can be found in the recipe card below.

And don't forget to watch my full video on "How to Cook Broccoli and Cheese Soup" on my Youtube channel along with other delicious videos!
Step 1 : melt butter


Step 2: add chopped butter

Step 3: Add plain flour

Step 4 : Add vegetable or chicken stock or water with 1 teaspoon of chicken stock granules.


Step 5: last step is to add 2 types of sharp and mature cheeses.

How to stop cheese from splitting or curdling?

Make sure to add cheeses at the end after you turned off the heat.
Keep on stirring the soup constantly until cheese melted.

Best cheese to use for this Broccoli and Cheese Soup?

I much prefer sharp matured cheeses.

That is why I chose parmesan and Red Leicester cheese.

But if you are not for strong, bold taste, substitute with milder cheese like cheddar.

What is best to go with Broccoli and Cheese Soup?

You can have this mouthwatering bowl of broccoli and cheese soup on its own as a starter.

I love to have my soup with a slice or two crusty sourdough bread (my post on sourdough will be coming soon. It is in the 'Test and Taste' period.

How long can I keep my Cheesy Broccoli soup for?

Have some left over soup?

No worries, just keep them in an air tight container and refrigerate.

The soup can be kept for max 3 days.

Can I re-heat the soup in microwave?

Yes.

Just follow your microwave oven manufacturer's manual on re-heating set and time.

Video on 'How to Cook this easy Cheesy Broccoli Soup"

Other Cheesy and Soup meals that you may wish to try this winter