Awesome Potato Broccoli Cheese Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 baking potatoes
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 5 -6 tablespoons flour
• 1 small yellow onion
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
• 12 ounces frozen broccoli florets (steam in the bag kind)
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup milk
• 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 bake potatoes prior to making soup: bake at 400 deg. for 1 hour. when cool enough, scoop out insides of potatoes and roughly chop. set aside to add to soup later.
• 2 melt butter in large sauce pot and add onion. cook over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes—stirring often.
• 3 add flour and stir for a minute.
• 4 gradually whisk in chicken broth, heavy cream, and milk until smooth. add dry mustard and hot sauce.
• 5 meanwhile, steam broccoli in it’s microwaveable bag – chop up into pretty small pieces.
• 6 turn up to medium-high heat and stir often, until boiling. add potatoes and broccoli, heat to boiling again. add salt/pepper/additional hot sauce to taste.
• 7 turn heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. add cheddar cheese and stir until just melted.(do not boil).