Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2006

Wonderful and easy to make. I tried to puree half of the broccoli, but my blender broke. However, I finely chopped the broccoli instead and the soup still turned out fabulous.

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SIMPSONVH

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Home Town: Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada

Living In: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2006

This is the perfect soup. My 11 month old daughter was like a little bird flapping her arms and opening her mouth when I fed her this soup and she literaly licked the bowl clean. I mixed about 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese into the soup while it was still on the burner. This helped thicken the soup and added to the savorieness of the soup.

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MEEMEEBULUGA

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Living In: Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2006

This was fabulous with just a couple of minor changes. I added some garlic and carrot in with the onion and celery, and I replaced about half the milk with half and half. I like my cream of broccoli creamy! Sprinkled some cheese on top and YUM! I will definitely be making this again and again.

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MISSJENAFFLECK

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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2006

I love this soup! We often have steamed broccoli for dinner and now when I do I prepare double the ammont and set aside the rest for broccoli soup later in the week. This recipe works really well with an immersion blender, easy to make everything in one pot and very little clean up required. Even my kids will eat this. Love it, 5 stars!

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JOJO88

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Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2006

This soup was very good, instead of water and bouillon I used chicken broth. I also used 1/2 & 1/2 instead of milk. My teenage son was a little under the weather and this really hit the spot with him...thanks.

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Rob & Kara's Nana

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2006

A good soup, for sure. I used 1% milk because it's what I had and I forgot to buy celery. It would have been better with whole milk and the celery I imagine. Not sure if I like the nutmeg in there.

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Karine

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Reviewed: Aug. 15, 2006

This soup is the closest I have come at home to the Signature Soup Series we used to serve at Friendly's restaurants. Not too thick, and intense flavor without being spicy. I also like the combo of pureed and chopped broccoli. This soup is a perfect partner to bread sticks or even bread bowls if you're ambitious. I gave it four stars instead of five because I felt it was more complicated than most cooks want to make for a "soup" night. Having made four of the cream of broccoli soups on this site, this is by far my favorite. If you need a more "grown up" soup as a first course for a dinner party, try the Broccoli and Mustard soup at the bottom of the page.

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Home Town: Concord, New Hampshire, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2006

Loved this recipe ---It's a keeper. I had lots of 1/2 & 1/2 & also heavy cream that needed to be used before going bad so use 1 cup of each instead of the milk. Also used 3 cups of chicken broth instead of water. The results were fabulous.

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2006

Just like my grandma used to make. I added potatoes and used half and half instead of whole milk. I also cooked the broccoli in chicken broth like some of the other reviews stated and it was perfect.

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Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2006

Great soup, and easy to make. I add a bit more broccoli, an extra Tbsp chicken bouillon powder, and 1/2 tsp season salt. It turns out perfect every time.

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TINALLLL

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Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2006

I followed the recipe to the letter and it came out very runny. And the nutmeg unpleasantly overwhelmed rather than enhanced the flavor of the soup. And was 1/2 cup cheese meant to garnish the entire recipe? I won't be making this again.

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2006

Very tasty, will make again.

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Living In: London, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2006

Best broccoli soup I ever had, I used almost all the suggestions for add ins and also added real bacon bits, turned out very hearty and pretty healthy, we even ate leftovers the next day.

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Aliina

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2006

Amazing soup - but I made a few changes. I used about 6-7 cups broccoli and instead of water I used chicken broth (5 cups) or so - enough to cover the broccoli while boiling. I put ALL the broccoli in the blender using some of the reserved stock. 1% milk worked great - and I did add garlic to the other veggies - cooked them for about 6 minutes. I also reserved 1/4 cup milk at the end and added it with about 1tbsp cornstarch to thicken. Season with salt and pepper - and this one's a winner.

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Anna

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Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2006

LOVED this soup! Great & different way to get more veggies in my diet! I added a BIG handful of shredded cheese into the soup at teh end (and I think using chicken broth makes a big difference). I will make this again.

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Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2006

This was very tasty, and I enjoyed the consistency. I don't like very thick soup so this was perfect for me. Had some trouble with the flour, it formed little lumps.

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CARLYG

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Home Town: Glen Williams, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2006

This recipe was great! I used chicken stock instead of water. I added more celery, brocoli, and carrots to pack in the veggies for my kids! I pureed all the veggies in my blender to hide them from the kiddies too ;o) I would definitely use a little half and half to thicken the soup next time like someone suggested. I also added garlic salt and more salt and pepper. Another great addition to this was putting Velveeta chunks of cheese into the last few minutes of simmering. Yum!

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Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2006

Delicious and easy to make!

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2006

It was pretty good just a little thin. I also agree about using only a half of an onion.

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Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2006

Very, very good broccoli cheese soup. I added some garlic to the onions/celery, and used chicken broth as suggested. I also blended the onion/celery/flour/broth mixture in the blender, so there weren't chunks. This wasn't the BEST ever, I am still trying to find the closest recipe to TGI Friday's Broccoli soup. Thank you!!

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