Easiest Way to Cook Tasty Bacon Cheddar Broccoli Soup

Bacon Cheddar Broccoli Soup.

You can cook Bacon Cheddar Broccoli Soup using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Bacon Cheddar Broccoli Soup

1. You need 3 ounces of butter.
2. Prepare 3 ounces of flour by weight.
3. Prepare 1 pound of broccoli flowerets -- rough chopped.
4. It's 4 cloves of garlic- finely chopped.
5. It's 1/2 of of red bell pepper -- small diced.
6. You need 1 cup of Sweet onion -- small diced.
7. It's 1 1/2 quarts of chicken stock.
8. You need 1/4 teaspoon of thyme.
9. Prepare 1 teaspoon of salt.
10. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.
11. It's 8 ounces of half and half.
12. It's 1 cup of cheddar cheese – shredded.
13. Prepare 5 slices of bacon cooked and diced fine.

Bacon Cheddar Broccoli Soup step by step

1. Over a medium heat add the butter then the flour and stir constantly and cook for 3 minutes to make a white roux. (This will thicken the soup) Set aside..
2. Simmer the broccoli, garlic, red bell pepper, onions and seasoning in chicken stock until tender. About 20 minutes.
3. Whisk in the white roux until incorporated, stir and simmer for fifteen minutes..
4. Puree the soup with hand blender, food processor or blender; start off slow so that you do not burn yourself..
5. Return the soup to the stove and bring to a simmer and add cheese and half and half until melted..
6. Add in the chopped bacon.
7. Adjust seasoning and serve.