Cheddar Broccoli Soup
By: Sarah E.
Published: Sunday, January 23, 2011 - 9:08am

Ingredients




1 tablespoon olive oil
1 rib celery, chopped (½ cup)
1 carrot, chopped (½ cup)
1 small onion, chopped (½ cup)
2 cans (13 ¾ oz each) chicken broth
1 jar (1 lb) RAGU Cheese Creations Double Cheddar Sauce
1 box (10 oz) frozen chopped broccoli, drained& thawed

Preparation

1 Chop the veggies. 2 Add oil in 3-qt saucepan over medium heat. 3 Add veggies and cook for 3 minutes. 4 Add chicken broth and bring to a boil over high heat. 5 Reduce to medium heat and simmer for 10 minutes. 6 Put mixture in blender and puree. 7 It may be beneficial to put a towel on the top and hold the cover down because of the heat of the mixture). 8 Return pureed mixture back to the saucepan. 9 Add cheese sauce and broccoli. 10 Cook for 10 minutes and serve.

About


**WARNING: Causes some horrificly stinky gas - but it's SO worth it!**
Recipe update 1/23/2011: Another good way to prepare the soup is by puree-ing the soup after adding the broccoli florets into it (you may have to do this in a couple batches). The Panera Broccoli Cheese soup that I tried did that. I personally love the big chunks of broccoli in my soup, but it might be a way to get my 3 y/o to actually eat the broccoli.