Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Ingredients:
- one tablespoon of butter
- half onion, chopped
- a quarter cup melted butter
- a quarter cup flour
- two cups of milk
- two cups of chicken broth
- one 1/2 cup coarsely chopped broccoli florets
- one cup carrots cut into matchsticks
- one stalk celery
- two 1/2 c Cheddar cheese
- Salt & ground black pepper
Methods
Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté onion in hot butter until translucent, about five minutes. Put aside.
Whisk a quarter c butter / flour together in saucepan over medium-low heat; cooking to flour loses its graininess, adding one to two tablespoons milk if necessary to prevent flour from burning, three to four minutes.
Gradually pour the milk into the flour mixture, whisking constantly. Stir the chicken broth into the milk mixture.
Bring to the boil; cook until the flour taste disappears and the mixture thickens, about twenty minutes.
Adding broccoli, carrots, sautéed onion and celery; simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 mn.
Enjoy !