Chunky Broccoli Potato Cheddar Soup

A rich and hearty soup that’s as comforting as it is a classic. Broccoli Potato Cheddar Soup is chock full of chunky creamy potatoes, tender broccoli, and sweet carrots. Its rich, velvety texture is a combination of puréed potatoes with veggie broth and shredded cheddar stirred in just before serving, no roux required. Perfect with crusty bread or crunchy croutons, this flavorful soup comes together in about an hour. This recipe is vegetarian and easily gluten free.
When it comes to homemade soups and stews, they register right up there on my comfort food-o-meter. But when cheese takes center stage, well, you may as well move it up to the top of the list!
Comforting and classic, while this chunky broccoli potato soup takes a bit of prep, the results pay off big in rich cheesy flavor and hearty texture. Leftovers are even better the next day.
Chunky and Creamy: To keep this soup chunky and hearty, the soup base of potatoes, onion and celery in veggie broth is only partially pureed’ creating a silky texture, yet retaining some of the chunky texture of creamy potatoes and toothsome celery. Too, I went all in on extra broccoli here, adding six cups of florets, keeping the chunky texture going. No thin soup around here!
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons Unsalted Butter or olive oil
- 1 cup (125 grams) Yellow Onion diced medium, about one small onion
- 3/4 cup (80 grams) Celery sliced thin, about 2-3 ribs
- 1 1/2 pounds (680 grams) Yellow Potatoes like Yukon gold, skin on, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces, about 5 cups
- 1 tablespoon Minced Garlic from about two plump cloves
- 2 cups (480 grams) Water
- 4 cups (945 grams) Low Sodium Vegetable Broth or no chicken veggie broth
- 1 teaspoon Fine Sea Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
- 2 tablespoons Sour Cream
- 6 cups (325 grams) Broccoli Florets cut into bite size pieces
- 1 cup (100 grams) Shredded Carrots from about two small carrots
- 8 ounces (227 grams) Sharp Cheddar Cheese grated, about 2 1/4 cups
- 1/4 Lemon
Share with
- Green Onions
- Croutons
Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
30 minutes
Total Time:
60 minutes
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