Broccoli Cheddar Soup with Cheddar Biscuits
Team: Christie's Critters
Host School: Twin Valley Middle School
Age Group: Middle School
Ingredients
Christie's critters broccoli cheddar soup with cheddar biscuits
2 carrots
1 onion
2 stalks celery
3 cloves of garlic
2 large potatoes
Salt
Pepper
1/2 tsp dried thyme
3 cup broccoli
Butter
3 cup vegetable broth
Flour
3 cups 2% milk
1/2 Cup Half & half
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
2 cups cheddar cheese
Cheddar biscuits
1 3/4 C flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
5T butter
3/4 C buttermilk
1 C cheddar cheese
Preparation Instructions
Soup
In pan melt 4T butter. Add diced celery, carrots, garlic and onion. Sauté 10 minutes. Add vegetable broth, potatoes, salt, pepper and thyme. Cover and boil another 15-20 minutes, adding chopped broccoli for the last 5 minutes.
In another pan, melt 4T butter. Add 5 T flour. Stir non stop. Slowly add 3 cups 2% milk whisking non stop. Once this is thick, add 1/2 cup of half & half. Continue to stir. When ready, add to vegetable mixture. Add both cheddar cheese and Parmesan. Stir.
Cheddar biscuit
Mix dry ingredients together
Cut in butter
Add buttermilk
Add cheese
Knead dough on flour surface. Cut biscuits.
Cook in oven at 350 degrees 15 minutes.