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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook bacon cheddar broccoli soup using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Bacon Cheddar Broccoli Soup:

1. Make ready 3 ounces butter
2. Make ready 3 ounces flour by weight
3. Get 1 pound broccoli flowerets – rough chopped
4. Prepare 4 cloves garlic- finely chopped
5. Make ready 1/2 of red bell pepper – small diced
6. Take 1 cup Sweet onion – small diced
7. Prepare 1 1/2 quarts chicken stock
8. Take 1/4 teaspoon thyme
9. Prepare 1 teaspoon salt
10. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
11. Prepare 8 ounces half and half
12. Take 1 cup cheddar cheese – shredded
13. Prepare 5 slices bacon cooked and diced fine

Steps to make Bacon Cheddar Broccoli Soup:

1. Over a medium heat add the butter then the flour and stir constantly and cook for 3 minutes to make a white roux. (This will thicken the soup) Set aside.
2. Simmer the broccoli, garlic, red bell pepper, onions and seasoning in chicken stock until tender. About 20 minutes
3. Whisk in the white roux until incorporated, stir and simmer for fifteen minutes.
4. Puree the soup with hand blender, food processor or blender; start off slow so that you do not burn yourself.
5. Return the soup to the stove and bring to a simmer and add cheese and half and half until melted.
6. Add in the chopped bacon
7. Adjust seasoning and serve

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