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Easy Broccoli Soup

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Tasty & comforting with the delicious creamy taste, this Easy Broccoli Soup is perfect with a chunk of crusty bread. Add a swirl of cream for extra luxury!

I am a fussy soup eater

Soup has for many years been something I have been incredibly fussy about. I had a bad experience with some Heinz tomato soup when I was a lot younger and it has stuck with me.

I don’t eat soup in restaurants and I have only found one bought soup that I liked which was Covent Garden chicken soup; but then to my disappointment they changed the recipe.

This means that if I want to eat soup, I make it myself. 

Using a soup maker

My Mum bought me a soup maker a few years ago and it is just fantastic. Instead of following different steps and waiting for the soup to come up to the boil and then liquidising, this soup maker allows you to put all the ingredients in the machine at the start.

It then does all of the work itself taking 21 minutes for smooth soup or 28 for chunky soup.

Using the soup maker has made making soup so much easier and quicker. It also means I have been able to experiment with even more flavours.

I am quickly expanding my soup repertoire which is a definitely plus! 

Why use broccoli in soup?

Broccoli soup was something my Mum used to make us growing up. This Easy Broccoli Soup was one of the first recipes I tried to recreate in my soup maker. 

I love broccoli as it is so broccoli soup was always going to be something that appealed to me. There are other recipes out there but a lot of them add cheese.

You obviously can do this but I don’t fancy cheese with my broccoli soup! 

Which kind of broccoli is best to use?

Up until recently, I had always used fresh broccoli to make this Easy Broccoli Soup. 

 As you may know I am a little obsessed with Tenderstem broccoli. So when I saw you could buy it frozen I jumped at the chance of stocking up. 

I made my Roasted Parmesan Tenderstem Broccoli with it and was seriously disappointed. It didn’t taste the same as the fresh broccoli at all! 

I wanted to make this, but only had the frozen Tenderstem broccoli. I gave it a go and it worked fantastically! It tasted just as good as using fresh broccoli. 

So fresh or frozen, whatever you have will make a delicious soup!

Make it a bit more luxurious 

This Easy Broccoli Soup is a lovely and healthy meal.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t make it a bit more luxurious if you want to! Instead of using semi-skimmed milk, you can use whole milk. This would add an extra creaminess to the soup.

A lovely way to finish this soup is to add a drizzle of double cream. You only need a small amount but it finishes off the soup nicely! 

Can I freeze this soup?

Absolutely. Make sure you put the soup in the freezer within two hours of the soup being cooked. 

You can defrost the Easy Broccoli in the fridge, or you can heat it in a pan on the hob from frozen. This is great if you decide last minute you want soup! 

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Easy Broccoli Soup

Tasty and comforting with the delicious creamy taste, this Easy Broccoli Soup is perfect with a chunk of crusty bread. 

Course Soup
Cuisine British
Keyword Broccoli, Soup
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 3
Calories 162 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 small onion diced
  • 500 ml chicken or vegetable stock
  • 300 g broccoli cut into florets
  • 300 ml semi skimmed milk
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • pinch black pepper
  • 1 tbsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water

To finish

  • 2 tbsp double cream (optional)

Instructions

  1. Dice the onion and cut the broccoli into small florets
  2. Add all of the ingredients to your soup maker/pan
  3. If using a soup maker, set to the smooth setting
  4. If using a pan, cook for roughly 10 minutes until the broccoli has softened and then blend with a stick blender or in a liquidiser

Recipe Notes

Nutritional information is given as a guide only and my vary.

Nutrition Facts
Easy Broccoli Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 162 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 10mg3%
Sodium 463mg20%
Potassium 448mg13%
Carbohydrates 11g4%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 785IU16%
Vitamin C 89.2mg108%
Calcium 160mg16%
Iron 0.7mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Choclette says

    March 6, 2020 at 6:04 pm

    5 stars
    One of the nicest soups I’ve ever had was a cauliflower soups, so I’m pretty sure I’d enjoy your broccoli soup too.

    Reply
    • Curly says

      March 6, 2020 at 6:16 pm

      It’s so simple but gives a lovely flavour.

      Reply
  2. Janice Pattie says

    October 15, 2020 at 7:29 pm

    5 stars
    Such a great recipe and, although I love cheese, it does tend to go a bit stringy in soup, and your soup is super smooth and creamy.

    Reply
    • Curly says

      October 18, 2020 at 7:44 pm

      I love cheese too but for some reason it doesn’t appeal to me in broccoli soup. Thanks ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. Beth Sachs says

    October 16, 2020 at 2:37 pm

    5 stars
    One of my favourite soup flavours which I serve with cheese on toast! Perfect cold weather comfort food. #CookBlogShare

    Reply
    • Curly says

      October 18, 2020 at 7:43 pm

      Definitely perfect cold weather comfort food ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  4. Kat (The Baking Explorer) says

    October 16, 2020 at 4:06 pm

    5 stars
    This looks yummy, I must try it!

    Reply
    • Curly says

      October 18, 2020 at 7:43 pm

      It’s one of my favourites ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  5. Chloe Edges says

    October 17, 2020 at 11:33 pm

    5 stars
    One day I’m going to make this soup and then take it to B&Q to get some paint colour matched to it. I can’t stop looking at that green! I’m very on board with the lack of cheese too!

    Reply
    • Curly says

      October 18, 2020 at 7:42 pm

      Haha that really made me laugh. Yeah I don’t fancy cheddar with my broccoli soup.

      Reply
  6. Michelle Rolfe says

    October 21, 2020 at 11:19 pm

    5 stars
    I had no idea you were obsessed with tenderstem broccoli!? I love any kind of soup an I am one that enjoys blue cheese in my broccoli soup….but donโ€™t like blue cheese on its own…go figure!? Thanks for linking up to #CookBlogShare. Michelle x

    Reply
    • Curly says

      October 22, 2020 at 12:06 pm

      I know, I’ve been quite quiet about it! Well if you want to add blue cheese to yours you can do, as long as I don’t have to haha x

      Reply

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