Crockpot Broccoli Cheese Soup

5 from 5 votes

Crockpot Broccoli Cheese Soup

This creamy slow cooker broccoli cheddar soup is an easy weeknight dinner that the whole family will enjoy. A classic soup that deserves its good reputation.

Prep Time5

Cook Time4 30

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: broccoli, cheddar, cheese

Servings:

Calories: 212kcal

Author: Tonje

Cost: Cheap

Equipment

Crockpot

Ingredients

1 broccoli (cut into florets)
1 chopped onion
1 vegetable stock cube
½ teaspoon nutmeg
3 cups water (700 ml)
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon cornstarch
½ cup milk (100 ml)
1 cup shredded cheddar (100 g)

Instructions

Cut the broccoli into florets, and finely dice the onion. Add both vegetables to your slow cooker, along with water, the stock cube and nutmeg.
Cover with a lid, and leave the slow cooker to cook for 2-3 hours on high, or 4-5 hours on low.
Remove the lid from the crock pot, and blend the soup smooth with an immersion blender. Alternatively, you can blend it in batches with a regular standing blender.
Combine the cornstarch with a teaspoon of cold water in a bowl, and stir to form a paste. Add this to the blended soup, and cook on low for 30 minutes to an hour. This will allow the soup to thicken.
Add shredded cheese to the soup, a little at a time. Stir to dissolve the cheese completely. Then, add milk and optionally a little butter. Stir to incorporate all the ingredients.
Season to taste with salt and pepper if needed, then serve.

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Notes

The cheese tends to blend in better with the soup if you add a little cheese at a time, and then stir until it has melted into the soup. Adding all the cheese at once could result in cheesy lumps which may not be as appetizing.
If the cheese doesn’t melt on its own, you can use the immersion blender to make sure that it’s all thoroughly blended.
Small broccoli florets cook faster than large florets, so you can cut them quite small to speed up the cooking time.
Always leave the lid on the slow cooker while the food is cooking. Removing the lid will allow the heat to escape, and increase the required cooking time.

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