Broccoli Potato Soup
Broccoli potato soup is pure comfort food in a bowl. Packed with bacon, broccoli, and potatoes, this soup is rich and warming but quick and easy enough for busy weeknights.
Servings 5 servings
Calories 653kcal
Ingredients
- 12 ounces uncooked bacon sliced into 1-inch pieces
- ½ medium onion diced small
- 2 celery ribs diced small
- 3 ½ cups (about 2 large) russet potatoes peeled and diced medium
- 4 cups (2 15oz cans) chicken broth
- 3 to 4 cups (about 6 to 8oz) broccoli florets cut into small bite-sized pieces
- 5 tablespoons (70g) butter
- ¼ cup and 1 tablespoon (44g) all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk (any percentage)
- 6 ounces (about 1 ½ cups) shredded cheddar cheese plus more as desired for topping
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Salt
Instructions
- To a large pot, add bacon and turn heat to medium. Cook bacon until just cooked through but not too crunchy. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the bacon to a paper-towel lined plate and set aside.
- Spoon off and discard all but about 1 tablespoon of bacon grease from the pot. Add onions and celery and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until the onions begin to turn translucent around the edges.
- Add potatoes and chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes and then stir the broccoli into the soup.
- Bring the soup back to a simmer and cook for an additional 5 minutes or until broccoli and potatoes are tender.
- In a medium pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and whisk continuously for about 1 minute, until the flour begins to turn lightly golden.
- Slowly whisk in milk, whisking out any lumps as they begin to form. Cook, whisking continuously until the mixture thickens and bubbles around the edges, about 5 minutes.
- Remove sauce from heat and stir in shredded cheese one handful at a time. When all the cheese has been incorporated, pour the cheese sauce into the soup and stir until everything is well mixed.
- Stir in the cooked bacon.
- Add pepper. Taste, and add salt and more pepper if needed.
- Serve with additional cheese if desired, and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 653kcal