Broccoli And Swiss Cheese Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine 3 cups water and bouillon; heat until bouillon is dissolved. Add broccoli; cover and cook over low heat until tender, about 8 minutes. stir in milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Combine flour and remaining water; stir into soup. Cook and stir over medium heat for 3 minutes or until thick and bubbly. Remove from the heat. Add cheeses; stir until melted.

Steps:

• Cut enough 1-inch florets from broccoli to measure 2 cups. Cut rest of broccoli into 1-inch pieces. Cook florets and broccoli separately, in lightly salted water; until just tender. (Florets will be done first.) Immediately rinse in cold water to chill completely. Drain. Set florets aside until serving time.
• In a large saucepan, saute leeks in butter until tender; about 3 - 4 minutes. Sprinkle in flour and cook for a minute or so, stirring with a whisk. Remove from heat and stir in chicken stock. Return to heat and simmer 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Add broccoli pieces (not florets) to chicken stock and puree in an electric blender, in batches, until smooth.
• Shortly before serving, blend in cream and cheese. Simmer gently until cheese melts. Add nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste. Add reserved broccoli florets to heat through. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, season with salt and pepper and cook (stirring often), until softened (approx. 7 minutes).
• Add the potatoes and 3 1/2 cups water and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add broccoli and cover and cook until just tender (about 7 minutes).
• Puree half the soup in the blender. Add back to the other half in pan/pot.
• Stir in the 2 cups of the shredded cheese. Add cream and stir. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm over low heat.
• Recommended toppings: toasted walnuts (optional).
• If desired, prep and prepare the Ham and Swiss Toasts (listed separately) to accompany.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil; add bouillon and stir until dissolved. Add broccoli; cook according to package directions. Do not drain. Remove from the heat; set aside. , In a large saucepan, cook onion in butter until tender. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until blended. Remove from the heat and stir in milk. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Add the cheese, beef, broccoli with cooking liquid. Cook until heated through and cheese is melted, stirring occasionally.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place broccoli in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender but still firm, about 2 to 6 minutes. Drain.
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat and add flour; cook until bubbly. Stir in onion and gradually add milk, stirring well. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper. Stir in cheese and eggs; mix well. Combine mixture with broccoli and transfer to a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Grease a 10" by 6" baking dish. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In 2 quart saucepan over high heat,in 1 inch boiling water, heat broccoli and 1/2 tsp salt to boiling.
• Cover and cook 10 minutes;Drain;Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, melt butter; Stir in flour and 1 tsp of salt until smooth.
• Add onion and cook 1 minute
• Slowly stir in milk; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and begins to boil; remove from heat.
• Stir in cheese and broccoli until cheese melts slightly; stir in eggs.
• Pour into baking dish and bake 30 minutes or until firm to the touch.

Steps:

• Melt butter & oil in heavy cooking pot, over med-high heat. Sauté onions and celery until tender (~4 min.). Add garlic and sauté ~30 seconds (don't scorch - gets bitter). Add flour, stirring constantly for 1 minute, to cook out raw flour taste. Add water, broth, and Knoor soup base (or substitute bouillon). Stir until smooth. Bring to a gentle boil. Boil for 2 minutes to set the thickening.
• Add diced potatoes, chopped asparagus (or broccoli), salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to med-LOW and simmer for ~25 minutes.
• Puree about ¾ of the soup in a blender in small batches. (Hot soup expands when blended, so fill blender only about 2/3 way full!). I place batches in an intermediary large Pyrex bowl to hold until returning to pot.
• Return blended soup to pot. Stir in half-and-half, soy, and cheeses. Simmer (do NOT BOIL) 5-10 more minutes - stirring often, then taste for seasonings (probably needs a bit more pepper, doubtful it needs more salt - cheese, soup base, and broth are already somewhat salted).

Steps:

• In a saucepan, cook broccoli until crisp-tender; drain and set aside. In another saucepan, melt butter; add flour. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in onion. Gradually add milk; bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in cheese, eggs and broccoli. Pour into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot.
• Add flour, salt, and pepper when butter is melted and bubbly.
• Over med. heat, mix until it becomes a smooth, bubbly paste.
• Add milk and broth all at once, and stir until butter/flour mixture dissolves and it comes to a boil.
• Add chopped broccoli and ham, and cheeses.
• Stir until cheeses are melted and Serve!
• Yum!

Steps:

• Bring chicken stock to a boil in soup pot.
• Add chopped broccoli and cook for 6-7 minutes or until broccoli is just tender.
• Add milk, ham, salt, and pepper to the pot.
• Bring soup to a boil, then add half-and-half, grated swiss, and pieces of butter to the pot.
• Stir soup until cheese is melted and heated through.
• Serve hot.