Broccoli Chile Cheese Soup

Broccoli Chile Cheese Soup

Broccoli Chile Cheese Soup is a whole meal with flavor, tons of broccoli and the right touch of heat!

This Broccoli Chile Cheese Soup is super easy, filling and tasty … loaded with broccoli!. It sorta happened by accident.

Have you ever opened up a prepared soup or dish and found it underwhelming? Naw … never happens. Well, the other day I happened to have a 16 ounce tub of Marketside Broccoli Cheddar soup. This is the Walmart brand. I opened it up and tried it. It was very bland. Not much flavor at all, but it had good texture. It also had very little broccoli. This is a soup that is super easy to fix – I just added lots of fresh steamed broccoli, some quality sharp cheddar, diced green chiles, and cumin to taste. Voila! Really good spicy broccoli cheddar soup. I hate to throw out something that at least has potential.

Note that this could also be good with more seasonings, like paprika, chili powder, Frank’s and more. But I was going for the minimum that would make this a complete and satisfying soup. I did think the cumin was important, but I used a minimal amount to make it somewhat subtle. Also note that many cheddar cheeses do not melt well. I find the store brands melt poorly. You do not need to use Tillamook cheese, but it is one of the brands that melts very well.

This is generally a classic formula for how to enhance an underwhelming dish – add fresh veggies, quality sharp cheese, chiles, and seasoning. Hope you like this one!

Broccoli Chile Cheese Soup
 
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Recipe type: Soups & Chilis
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 16 oz tub broccoli cheddar soup
  • 2 cups small broccoli florets
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup grated sharp cheddar Tillamook cheese (or quality equivalent)
  • ½ cup diced green chiles
  • ¼ tsp ground cumin or to taste
Instructions
  1. Steam the broccoli florets until just getting soft, about 2-3 minutes, and set aside.
  2. Meanwhile, dump the tub of broccoli cheddar soup into a medium pot and set to medium heat. Add the remaining ingredients (including broccoli), heat, and adjust the amount of cheddar cheese, chile and cumin to taste if you wish.
  3. Serve and enjoy!

 

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