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Creamy broccoli cheddar soup is comfort food at its best and this Panera's Broccoli Cheddar Soup is an easy dinner that hits the spot. This broccoli cheese soup competes for the #1 soup recipe on this blog with this crockpot potato soup.

This broccoli cheese soup recipe was originally posted in 2015.

PANERA'S BROCCOLI CHEDDAR SOUP

I know this Panera's Broccoli Cheddar Soup recipe has made the rounds around the blogs but my job is to share recipes that I really love and this is one of them.

The reason I know that this recipe tastes just like the delicious Broccoli Cheddar soup at Panera is because I ate this at least once a week during my last pregnancy.

It was the ONLY thing that I looked forward to eating and I'm sure the peeps at Panera knew me by name. They serve this Panera's Broccoli Cheese Soup with a warm crusty baguette. Oh my goodness.

It almost makes me want to get pregnant again.

I once was in charge of making soup for 250 women. Guess which soup went first? Nope. Not the chicken noodle.

Yes, you guessed it. The Broccoli Cheddar soup. I mean who doesn't like broccoli and cheese? Not only is it a healthy broccoli cheese soup recipe, it's only 417 calories a serving.

You'll need about 3 cups of broccoli chopped into bite sized pieces. You're supposed to julienne a carrot. I cook a lot and I do not have the patience to do that.

They sell "matchstick" carrots in the produce section. Save yourself some sanity and time and just buy those.

It's important to use sharp cheese here in this Panera's Broccoli Cheese Soup recipe as it gives it more flavor than a milder cheese.

Then eat a couple of bowls of this delicious broccoli cheddar soup. After all, it is the first day of fall today.

Is this Panera's Broccoli Cheddar Soup gluten-free?

Part of the thickening agent in this soup is the flour in the roux. There's only 1/4 cup and you can definitely leave it out but your soup will not be as thick. You can thicken it at the very end if needed by creating a cornstarch slurry.

Add a couple tablespoons of cornstarch to a small bowl and add water until it forms a paste. Whisk in this mixture at the end of cooking to thicken up the soup.

HOW TO MAKE PANERA'S BROCCOLI CHEDDAR SOUP

If you love this Panera's Broccoli Cheddar Soup recipe, you'll love these recipes:

1. Met the 1/4 cup butter and sautee the onions in it until soft. Sprinkle the flour over the mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat for 1-2 minutes.

2. Whisk in the half & half and chicken stock.

3. Add the broccoli and carrots. Cook over low heat for 20-25 minutes or until the broccoli and carrots are tender.

4. Add salt and pepper. You can leave the soup chunky or blend about 1 cup of the soup and stir it in for a smoother soup (that's what I do). Return to low heat and add the cheese. If your heat is too high your soup can get grainy. Stir in the nutmeg if desired.

5. Serve with crusty bread.

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Creamy broccoli cheddar soup is comfort food at its best and this Panera's Broccoli Cheddar Soup is an easy dinner that hits the spot. This broccoli cheese soup competes for the #1 soup recipe on this blog with this crockpot potato soup. This broccoli cheese soup recipe was originally posted in 2015.

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Who knew you could make something so tasty with broccoli, pasta and not much else?? Broccoli pasta is a little bit lemony, a little bit cheesy and a whole lot of yum. Emergency quick dinner idea or a 2-in-1 veg and carb side dish, the broccoli is cooked with the pasta then stirred vigorously with sauce to make it juicy and saucy.

Add this to your arsenal of broccoli recipes - this one is a keeper!

Super QUICK broccoli pasta!

If you dream of 12 minute dinner magic, you're going to love this broccoli recipe as much as I do. It's for all those days when:

It's also what you make when you're a food blogger who can't resist a bargain and "accidentally" brought home SIX heads of broccoli.....

you're staring at broccoli with not much else in the pantry, wondering how on earth you're going to transform that into a totally delicious meal;

it's a mad house and you just need to get dinner on the table, stat!

you want to hide a LOT of broccoli in something that everyone will love. There's 2 whole heads in this - but it definitely doesn't seem like it!

you're after a quick side dish to serve with that charcoal chook you picked up enroute home, the sticky chicken thighs or crispy pan fried fish you're making, those marinated pork chops or the garlic butter mushrooms you're roasting in the oven.

What you need

The basic ingredients you need for this broccoli pasta are:

So even if you have just the above 4 ingredients, your broccoli pasta is still going to be very tasty - everything else I use is a flavour bonus!

I love using lemon in this recipe - but it's optional. It's not a strong tangy lemon flavour, it's in the background and helps create more sauce to toss through the pasta without adding tons of oil.

broccoli - TWO BIG HEADS!

some kind of pasta - preferably short, but even long will work

some kind of cheese - either parmesan or something that can melt into the sauce (both is the best case scenario)

some kind of fat - preferably extra virgin olive oil, otherwise normal olive oil or butter

12 minute broccoli recipe!

This is not a Jamie Oliver 15 Minute Meals type recipe where you use every appliance, pot and pan in your kitchen and it's a whirlwind of frantic chaos for 15 30 minutes then you spend a good 40 minutes cleaning up afterwards.

No no no! This is a totally effortless 12 minute recipe with a great flow to it:

I always struggle to capture how juicy pastas like this are - when the sauce is clear rather than bright red and meaty like Bolognese. If you're not convinced with the photos, watch the quick recipe video below!

While the pasta is cooking, chop the broccoli and make the simple lemony pasta sauce

Toss the broccoli in with the pasta

Scoop out some pasta cooking water <- KEY STEP! This is how we make plenty of sauce without using tons of oil!

Toss the pasta, sauce, water and cheese until it's nice and juicy. Then DEVOUR!!

I haven't loaded this Broccoli Pasta with tons of cheese. I use it more to create the sauce, rather than making this a really cheesy pasta. Also an attempt to keep the calorie count to a respectable level for a big bowl.

However, this Cheese-Loving Carb Monster will certainly not judge if you choose to be (way) more generous with the cheese.

Go on, do it, do it, do it! *she whispers cheekily in your ear* 😂 ~ Nagi x

More broccoli recipes

I'm a big fan of broccoli so I've shared quite a few recipes. Love the flavour, how versatile it is and it's good for you!

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Really Quick Broccoli Pasta

Recipe video above. This is a great emergency meal OR carb + veg side for all those times when your cupboards are bare except for broccoli, pasta, and some kind of cheese. It's saucy without using tons of oil, and there's loads of sub options. Quick and utterly scrumptious - loaded with tons of broccoli!

Pasta Sauce (Notes for subs):

While pasta is cooking:

This recipe will serve 4 as a main or 6 to 8 as a side. To scale recipe, click Servings and slide.

Recipe substitutions:

Pasta - any short pasta is fine here, macaroni/elbow, twirls, penne, ziti, orecchiette etc.

Broccoli - this dish can take loads of broccoli, and still worth making even if you're a bit short (or scale recipe down - click on servings and slide).

Cheese - any melting cheese fine here, preferably flavoured like cheddar, Monterey Jack, tasty, gruyere, Swiss. Mozzarella also fine but you'll probably need more salt.

Parmesan - store bought pre grated fine in this recipe. OK if you don't have (as long as you have shredded cheese!)

Lemon - not intended to be a full on lemon pasta, but the subtle tang and hint of lemon is terrific. Feel free to jack up the lemon flavour. Subs: 1.5 tbsp more oil or a mild vinegar like white wine vinegar, champagne vinegar, even rice wine.

Garlic - could stir through green onions instead, or add 1/2 tsp garlic or onion powder into Sauce. OR finely grate any onion and add 2 tbsp it into dressing (juices and all).

Herbs - mixed herbs includes a bit of rosemary, thyme, parsley, oregano, dried basil. Feel free to use any you want, skip it, OR use fresh herbs

1/2 cup sliced fresh basil right at the end would be amazing

1/4 - 1/2 cup chives, parsley

2 tbsp oregano

Red pepper flakes - for touch of heat, totally optional

Sugar - totally optional (takes edge off the sour)

Nutrition per serving as a main (4 servings).
Keywords: Broccoli pasta, broccoli recipes, quick pasta

Boil a large pot of water with 2 tsp salt, add pasta.

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Life of Dozer

Chop broccoli into small florets.

Place Sauce ingredients in a jar with lid.

Add broccoli into water 1 - 2 minutes before pasta is cooked.

SCOOP OUT 1 cup pasta cooking water.

Add 1/2 cup pasta water to Pasta Sauce jar, shake.

Drain pasta and broccoli, put back into same pot on turned off stove.

Pour over Sauce, add cheese.

Stir vigorously, adding more pasta water if required. Add more salt and pepper if required. Serve immediately, garnished with parmesan.

Dozer on the RIGHT side of the counter at Pet-O today! I swear that place is Disney Land for dogs. He gets lavished with attention by everyone who works there, sooo many treats, then he runs around like a loon in the warehouse, grabbing toys and treats off the shelves, leaving me with no option other than to buy them.

I grumble and complain every time I spend way more than intended, and yet the thought of leaving him behind never crosses my mind (and the one time I had to, the staff were very concerned about his well being!).

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