Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Soup

Hey everyone! =) I know that I've been absent for a little while, but I've been busy with what else? School. Ha!

Today I have a recipe for you that sounded fun so I'm going to try it out today! I'm adding in the chicken. The original recipe is just for broccoli cheddar soup.

Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Soup

You will need:

1 large head of broccoli, chopped or 1 20oz bag of chopped frozen broccoli
1/2 cup of unsalted butter or olive oil
1 medium cooking onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1/2 cup of flour
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cups of milk
2 cans of chicken broth
1 1/2 cups of grated cheddar cheese
2 large boneless chicken breasts

1.) Start out by boiling the chicken breasts until they are cooked through. Cube the chicken. Simultaneously, cook your broccoli until it is tender, drain, and then set aside.

2.) In the pan you plan to make your soup in, saute your chopped onion, chopped garlic, and cubed chicken in the butter.

3.) Once the onions are transparent, stir in the 1/2 cup of flour into the mixture. Cook this for around 5 minutes.

4.) Next, add the 2 cups of milk into the mixture SLOWLY, constantly stirring.

5.) Once your milk is completely added, stir in the 1 1/2 cups of grated cheddar cheese. Blend the mixture until it is smooth.

6.) Once the mixture is smooth, slowly add in the 2 cans of chicken broth until it is blended in well with the rest of the mixture.

7.) Add the broccoli to the overall mixture and let this simmer for around 15 minutes. If you would like a thicker soup, let it simmer a little longer, or bring it to a boil and add an appropriate amount of cornstarch.

8.) Serve and enjoy! =)

I hope you guys like it! This is the first time I'm trying this out, so I'm not sure yet if this is a scrumptious dish, but it sure sounds like it might be! A nice bag roll would be good with a bowl of this!

Happy cooking!

EDIT::

This soup turned out GREAT! A little tip, though. When you get to step 6, go ahead and add 3/4 of a can of water as well if you'd like. I found that the soup was a LITTLE thick for my liking before I added the water =) Enjoy!