{"id":4445,"date":"2020-07-18T23:37:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T23:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/masterofkitchen.com\/?p=4445"},"modified":"2020-07-18T23:37:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T23:37:00","slug":"crock-pot-broccoli-cheese-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/crock-pot-broccoli-cheese-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Crock Pot Broccoli Cheese Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Five minutes prep then do something else for two hours. You will have some great soup shortly after getting back with these easy to follow step by step photo instructions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is a great soup for a busy household. With only a few minutes of prep, you can have a wonderful homemade soup ready on your schedule.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the delicious taste, this recipe is healthy and good on almost any diet. A serving of one cup coming in at about 200 calories,\u00a0 9 grams of fat and 500 mg of sodium. I have rounded the numbers in the discussion, no need to comment, please.<\/p>\n<p>For the low carb and keto diets, the carbohydrate load is already low. But if you skip the thickening, it drops under 10 gm of carbohydrate.<\/p>\n<p>For low sodium people, the 500 mg of sodium will drop by about 200 if slip the added salt. There is already sodium coming from the cheese and milk.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Please Click on the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Next Page Arrow Button | &gt; | Bellow<\/span>\u00a0For The Full Recipe and don\u2019t forget to SHARE with your Facebook friends. Enjoy!!!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ingredients<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\">\n<ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\">\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">12-16<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">oz<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">frozen broccoli<\/span>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">about 2 cups, cut to spoon size<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">2<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cups<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">chicken broth<\/span>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">or vegetable<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">2<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cups<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">milk<\/span>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">low fat is fine<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">onion<\/span>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">small or 1\/2 medium<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">\u00bc<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">garlic powder<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">\u00bd<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">salt<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">\u00bd<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">8<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">oz<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">shredded cheese<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\">\n<h4 class=\"wprm-recipe-group-name wprm-recipe-ingredient-group-name wprm-block-text-bold\">To Thicken &#8211; optional<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\">\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">4<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tablespoons<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">corn starch<\/span>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">in a slurry of cold water<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions-container wprm-block-text-normal\">\n<h2 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-instructions-header wprm-block-text-uppercase wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-line wprm-header-has-actions\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">INSTRUCTIONS<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-group\">\n<ul class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions\">\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-32001-step-0-0\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Chop one small or 1\/2 medium onion.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-32001-step-0-1\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">In a smaller crock pot (3-4 quart) mix 1 can (about 2 cups) of chicken broth, the chopped onion, 1\/2 teaspoon salt, 1\/2 teaspoon pepper, 1\/4 teaspoon garlic powder, and 2 cups of milk.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-32001-step-0-2\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Add about 2 cups of broccoli. I suggest frozen baby florets which are small in size. If you use bigger frozen broccoli, you should chop it up some before adding. Or you can use fresh. The broccoli needs to fit in a spoon.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-32001-step-0-3\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Mix well and cook on low for 2 hours. Check that the broccoli is tender. If not, extend the cooking time by 30-60 minutes. All crock pots cook differently.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-32001-step-0-4\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Mash about half the broccoli with a potato mash while still in the crock pot. The exact amount is more your test and your broccoli. You may also use an immersion blender if you want.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-32001-step-0-5\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Add 2 cups (8oz.) of shredded cheese of your choice.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-32001-step-0-6\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">If thickening (recommended), in a small bowl mix 4 tablespoons corn starch with about an equal amount of cold water. Mix until smooth.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-32001-step-0-7\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Then add slowly to crock pot and mix well. Increase the crockpot to high and cook covered another 20-30 minutes until thickened.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-notes-container wprm-block-text-normal\">\n<div class=\"wprm-decoration-line\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-notes-header wprm-block-text-uppercase wprm-align-center wprm-header-decoration-line\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">RECIPE NOTES<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-notes\">\n<h3>Pro Tips:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose the cheeses you like. I generally use sharp cheddar and Velveta. If using block cheese, go by weight, not volume.<\/li>\n<li>If you want to copycat Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup, then add 1 cup matchstick-cut carrots and 1 stalk thinly sliced celery at the same time as the broccoli.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make it Bacon Broccoli Cheese Soup.\u00a0<\/strong>Everything is better with bacon. Chop 3 strips of bacon into 1\/2 inch squares and fry until done. Drain and add along with the cheese.<\/li>\n<li>The broccoli needs to be small or chopped small enough to fit in a spoon. I suggest starting with Birdeye Baby Broccoli Florets which has smaller florets already.<\/li>\n<li>Two hours will usually be enough to get the broccoli tender but check and add a bit more time if needed. Do not proceed until it is tender. Every crock pot is different.<\/li>\n<li>Great as leftovers. Good refrigerated for 2-3 days. This will NOT freeze well due to the cornstarch. If you plan on freezing, then you should use the flour roux method of thickening from my stovetop recipe. Or the soup does taste great without thickening and will freeze well that way.<\/li>\n<li>If you want Keto or Low Carb, then skip the corn starch. The taste is great, but it will be thinner.<\/li>\n<li>Nutrition calculated on about 1 cup serving and low-fat milk. One cup is an ok serving if served with something else. If the soup is the only dish, then we usually eat about 1 1\/2 cups.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-call-to-action wprm-call-to-action-simple\"><span class=\"wprm-call-to-action-text-container\"><span class=\"wprm-call-to-action-header\">Have More Questions?<\/span><span class=\"wprm-call-to-action-text\">Make it Perfect First Time and Every Time. Don&#8217;t miss out, check the full post above. Almost every recipe includes easy step by step photo instructions so you can visualize yourself cooking this recipe along with helpful tips and options.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-call-to-action wprm-call-to-action-simple\"><span class=\"wprm-call-to-action-text-container\"><span class=\"wprm-call-to-action-header\">TO ADJUST THE RECIPE SIZE:<\/span><span class=\"wprm-call-to-action-text\">You may adjust the number of servings in this recipe card under servings. This does the math for the ingredients for you. BUT it does NOT adjust the text of the instructions. So you need to do that yourself.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-nutrition-header wprm-block-text-uppercase wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-line\">NUTRITION<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wprm-decoration-line\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-container wprm-nutrition-label-container-grouped wprm-block-text-normal\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label wprm-block-text-normal\">Calories :\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\">202<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\">kcal<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label wprm-block-text-normal\">Carbohydrates :\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\">16<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\">g<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label wprm-block-text-normal\">Protein :\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\">15<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\">g<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label wprm-block-text-normal\">Fat :\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\">9<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\">g<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label wprm-block-text-normal\">Saturated Fat :\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\">5<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\">g<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label wprm-block-text-normal\">Cholesterol :\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\">31<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\">mg<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label wprm-block-text-normal\">Sodium :\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\">509<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\">mg<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label wprm-block-text-normal\">Potassium :\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\">430<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\">mg<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label wprm-block-text-normal\">Fiber :\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\">2<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\">g<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label wprm-block-text-normal\">Sugar :\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\">6<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\">g<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label wprm-block-text-normal\">Vitamin A :\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\">775<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\">IU<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label wprm-block-text-normal\">Vitamin C :\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\">52<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\">mg<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label wprm-block-text-normal\">Calcium :\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\">325<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\">mg<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label wprm-block-text-normal\">Iron :\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\">1<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\">mg<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-call-to-action wprm-call-to-action-simple\"><span class=\"wprm-call-to-action-text-container\"><span class=\"wprm-call-to-action-text\">Serving size is my estimate of a normal size unless stated otherwise. The number of servings per recipe is stated above. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-meta-container wprm-recipe-tags-container wprm-recipe-details-container wprm-recipe-details-container-inline wprm-block-text-normal\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-inline wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-tag-container wprm-recipe-course-container\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-tag-label wprm-recipe-course-label\">Course :<\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-course wprm-block-text-normal\">Soup<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-inline wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-tag-container wprm-recipe-cuisine-container\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-tag-label wprm-recipe-cuisine-label\">Cuisine :<\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-cuisine wprm-block-text-normal\">American<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five minutes prep then do something else for two hours. You will have some great soup shortly after getting back with these easy to follow step by step photo instructions. This is a great soup for a busy household. With only a few minutes of prep, you can have a wonderful homemade soup ready on [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/crock-pot-broccoli-cheese-soup\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=4445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}