Slow Cooker Cheesy Broccoli Soup
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Slow Cooker Cheesy Broccoli Soup

1. Yellow onion, roughly chopped - 1 medium
2. Garlic, roughly chopped - 2 cloves
3. Salted butter, divided - 10 tablespoons
4. Chicken broth - 3 cups
5. Swanson® Flavor Boost™ Concentrated Chicken Broth - 2 packets
6. All-purpose flour - ½ cup
7. Salt - ½ teaspoon
8. Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon
9. Frozen broccoli florets - 1 ½ (16 ounce) bags
10. Processed cheese food (such as Velveeta®), cubed - 19 ounces
11. Shredded sharp Cheddar cheese - ½ cup
12. Shredded Monterey Jack cheese - ½ cup
13. Cream cheese - 2 ounces
14. Milk - 1 cup
15. Heavy cream - 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Slow Cooker Cheesy Broccoli Soup

1. Stage

Combine onion and garlic in a food processor; pulse until minced.

2. Stage

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion-garlic mixture and cook until it looks like sauerkraut and is just beginning to brown, 5 to 8 minutes.

3. Stage

Meanwhile, combine chicken broth and flavor packets in a bowl.

4. Stage

Transfer onion mixture to a 5-quart or larger slow cooker. Add remaining butter to the skillet and heat until melted and bubbling. Stir in flour with a wire whisk; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Slowly whisk in chicken broth mixture and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and no lumps remain. Bring to a boil.

5. Stage

Add frozen broccoli to the gravy mixture and cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes. Use a large spoon to transfer broccoli to the slow cooker, leaving as much gravy in the skillet as possible.

6. Stage

Add processed cheese food, Cheddar, Monterey Jack, and cream cheese to the gravy; stir to combine. Stir in milk and cream. Transfer mixture to the slow cooker and stir until well combined.

7. Stage

Cook on Low, stirring once every hour, for 4 hours. Turn slow cooker off and let cool and thicken slightly before serving.