Homemade Broccoli Cheese Soup

After trying several different recipes this is the keeper, so yummy! Try it!

Homemade Broccoli Cheese Soup

1 large pot

1 cup chopped onion

1 large chopped carrot

1 stalk celery chopped

2 large stalks broccoli- stems cut separate from flowerets

3 cans of chicken broth

1 can of evaporated milk (or half & half)

1 large cube velveta (I use 2% milk one) or 2 cups of grated cheddar cheese

1 Tbs butter

1 Tbs flour

Spray pot with cooking spray and sauté onion, celery, carrots and broccoli stalks for 10 mins or so until they start to caramelize. Then add chicken broth and broccoli flowerets. Let it all boil until veggies are soft. In a frying pan, melt butter and add flour to make a roux, cook until it just starts to turn brown then add 1 cup broth from the soup pot, cook until thick stirring constantly and then repeat with 1 cup more broth, then dump all into soup pot. Add, cheese, cubed and one can evaporated milk to soup pot. Stir until cheese melts, bring to low boil so soup can thicken. (use the velveta, even though it sounds gross, but it works so much better and melts better and we’ve made it both ways and everyone loved the velveta one better!) Serve with rolls and salad! YUM!