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Thick and creamy Broccoli Potato Soup is full of delicious vegetables and seasonings. It’s hearty and filling!
If you love flavorful soups you’ll definitely love loaded Broccoli Potato Soup! Rolls or French Bread are perfect for enjoying with your hearty soup.
a FAmily Fav!!
Soups are an obsession this time of year! I make them so often that you could almost call it a hobby.
This cheesy Broccoli Potato Soup is similar to our classic Broccoli Cheese Soup, but with Bacon and potatoes – amazing!
It’s so hearty and full of flavor. The soup ends up pretty thick making it almost a chowder. It can be made soupier by adding more broth or milk, which is how we prefer it. Either way, I think you’ll like it just as much as we did.
This soup is not only delicious and filling it is packed full of vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and Iron as well.
How To Make Broccoli Potato Cheese Soup
You wouldn’t believe how fast this Broccoli Potato Soup is to make. Even with all the ingredients, it cooks in less than 30 minutes.
SIMMER. Begin by combining the chicken broth, carrots, potatoes, and onion powder. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for about 10 minutes.
Add broccoli, cover, and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
THICKEN. While that’s simmering, melt the butter in a large saucepan. Whisk in the flour and cook for another minute (or until golden brown).
Whisk in milk and cook for an additional 5 minutes until the sauce thickens.
SEASON. Add cheese and stir until it’s all melted. Add salt and garlic pepper to taste. Pour cheese sauce into the large pot and stir until well combined.
SERVE. Add more milk for a thinner consistency and add any additional salt and pepper needed. Top with bacon pieces, sour cream, and chives (if desired) and you’ll be in heaven!
Recipe Tips
Broccoli. We recommend using fresh broccoli, but frozen broccoli can be used. Give the frozen broccoli a quick steam before adding, or toss the frozen broccoli florets in with the chicken broth on STEP 1. This will be boiled and will help soften the broccoli.
Broth. Substitute vegetable broth for the chicken broth, or use a bouillon cube dissolved in water rather than broth. Either way, we recommend low sodium.
Potatoes. Yukon gold potatoes are medium starch potatoes, perfect for soups because they hold their shape well. Use any type of potatoes you have on hand, but be aware that potatoes with higher starch, like russet potatoes, may start to become “mealy”.
Cheese sauce. For a different layer of flavor, substitute the butter for an equal amount of bacon grease or use a little of both. Adding in the cheese slowly should help yield a smooth soup consistency.
Texture. Use an immersion blender to make a creamy texture rather than a stew texture. Cook it fully and gradually pulse the immersion blender through the soup to get rid of all the chunks. Make sure to remove the bay leaves before blending it all up.
Add heavy cream or half and half instead of milk for a creamier soup. Thin is out with extra broth or water.
Storing Info
FREEZE. Store leftovers in airtight containers or heavy-duty freezer bags for up to 1 month. To cook, let the soup thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
Reheat the soup carefully over low to medium heat, whisking frequently and stirring well.
For more potato soup recipes, check out:
- Broccoli Cheese Soup
- Cheesy Potato Soup
- Crock Pot Baked Potato Soup
- Copycat Panera Broccoli and Cheese Soup
- Baked Potato Soup
Broccoli Potato Cheese Soup
Ingredients
- 2 (14.5-ounce) cans low-sodium chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
- 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 2-3 large carrots, diced
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 small heads broccoli, diced small
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 3½ cups milk, plus more as needed
- 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese, plus more for topping (optional)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic pepper
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
Instructions
- In a large pot, add broth, potatoes, carrots, and onion powder and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low.
- Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Add broccoli, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour and cook for another minute, until golden brown. Whisk in milk, turn the heat to medium, and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until the sauce thickens.
- Add cheese and stir until it is all melted. Add salt and garlic pepper. Pour cheese sauce into the soup pot and stir until well combined.
- Add more milk if you like a thinner consistency, and season with additional salt and garlic pepper to taste.
- Top with bacon pieces and extra cheese, if desired, and serve warm.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe adapted from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe.
Head to Mel’s Kitchen Cafe for more great recipes – she has loads of them!
Hello … can you use 2% milk in this recipe? In other recipes, when I used 2% milk, the soup “curdled” … tastes delicious but I eat with my eyes also and just don’t like the way it looks!
yeah adore to it chunky soup in winter night 🙂 will try this weekend
Let me know what you think 🙂 I hope you’ll like it as much as we do! Thank you!
I printed the loaded broccoli cheese and potato soup. do you think vegetable broth would work okay? I have a friend that is a vegetarian and trying to make a soup she can eat as well.
I’m sure it would. I haven’t tried, but I bet it would taste great! Let me know how it turns out! Thank you!
Can this be made with frozen broccoli? I just found this recipe and really want to make it tonight but don’t have fresh broccoli. Looks amazing!
Yes, of course! I would thaw it out first, maybe put in hot water. It really is so good!
I just made this creamy broccoli and cheese soup. It is so delicious. I did not add the bacon kept it for later in another recipe. I added real onions and cooked in bacon grease than added the cut up potatoes to fry a little also. Then added the broth. I used gluten free flour instead but real milk. Really thick and so tasty. Thank you Kristyn for this delightful Autumn recipe
Sounds yum! Thank you so much for sharing!
Just made this, only I used cauliflower (I love the recipe in my Company’s Coming, by Jean Pare, cookbook), so I knew this one would hit the spot too. This one has a lot more veggies in it, so will be extra nutritious for my grandson at supper.
Sounds great! I’ll have to try that! Thanks!
Mmm, this soup was delicious! I forgot to get carrots but will definitely use them next time. I loved the flavor of this soup, it combines two of my favorites! I used an immersion blender before adding the cheese sauce! Great recipe, will definitely make again!
Oh, I bet the immersion blender made it so smooth! I’m glad you liked it! Thank you for letting me know 🙂
Hi,
I need information about the chiken broth. I’m a french canadian and I don’t understand what this mean.
2 – 14.5 oz. cans chicken broth
Is it : 2 cup plus 14.5oz
2 cup OR 14.5oz
only 14.5oz
or the mix 3.75 cup ????
Thanks
No worries! It’s 2 cans that are 14.5 ounces each. Hope that helps 🙂
I’m having company and that soup,Broccoli and Cheese,is going to be the best…
It will be a hit!! Have fun & let me know what everyone thinks 🙂
I made the soup this morning. Oh, Yum. I added diced celery and that just notched it up in flavor. I prepared the recipe as posted and it came out perfect (except for adding the celery).
Try it, you’ll love it!
Thank you Paula!! I am so glad you liked it!!