Broccoli and cheese soup

Name: Broccoli and cheese soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 brown onion, roughly chopped; 1 leek, roughly chopped; 1 large garlic clove, crushed; 1 tbsp olive oil; 25g/1oz butter; 100g/3½oz potato, peeled and diced; 400g/14oz broccoli, stalk chopped, florets cut into 2cm/¾in pieces; 1 litre/1¾ pints vegetable stock (or light chicken stock); 1 bay leaf; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 150ml/5fl oz full-fat milk; 150g/5½oz mature cheddar, grated; 100g/3½oz crumbly blue cheese (such as Stilton); sourdough croûtons

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:1h

Broccoli and blue cheese soup is classic British cooking, and especially good for using up any leftover cheese from Christmas. Based on six portions without the optional toppings, each serving provides 227 kcals, 11g protein, 10g carbohydrates (of which 5g sugars) 15g fat (of which 9g saturates), 4g fibre and 0.6g salt.

Updated at: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:42:44 GMT