{"id":12936,"date":"2013-12-24T17:54:22","date_gmt":"2013-12-25T00:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=12936"},"modified":"2014-01-02T01:03:45","modified_gmt":"2014-01-02T08:03:45","slug":"thick-and-creamy-broccoli-cheese-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=12936","title":{"rendered":"Thick and Creamy Broccoli Cheese Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>2 lb. fresh broccoli<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>1 C. green onions (chopped and tops and bottoms separated)<\/p>\n<p>2 (10 oz.) cans chicken broth<\/p>\n<p>1 lb. Colby cheese<\/p>\n<p>1-1 1\/2 lb. American cheese or cheddar cheese<\/p>\n<p>1 C. half-and-half<\/p>\n<p>2 T. flour<\/p>\n<p>3 T. butter<\/p>\n<p>1 T. fresh ground pepper<\/p>\n<p>1-2 T. cornstarch (to thicken)<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 C. water<\/p>\n<p>1 T. oil<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Steam Broccoli by either putting in Microwave safe dish with lid and a small amount of water, or on stove in a Covered sauce pan and small amount of water.\u00c2\u00a0 Cook just until soft.\u00c2\u00a0 Oil skillet 1\/8&#8243; in bottom. Heat, then add 3 TBS Butter.\u00c2\u00a0 Add 2 T. Flour, chopped Green onion bottoms and ground Pepper. Cook until Yellow in color, just enough so the flour is not raw.\u00c2\u00a0 Add 2 Cans of Chicken Broth. Stir quickly, using whisk if you have one.\u00c2\u00a0 Add Steamed Broccoli and any pan liquids.\u00c2\u00a0 Add Green Onion tops, and Simmer 15-20 minutes on Med heat.\u00c2\u00a0 This will slightly reduce liquid and impart flavors.\u00c2\u00a0 Reduce heat.\u00c2\u00a0 Add Colby and American Cheeses.\u00c2\u00a0 Cook on low 1 minute.\u00c2\u00a0 Add 1 C. Half and Half slowly, so it will not clump.\u00c2\u00a0 Here you must watch temperature, so keep it on low.\u00c2\u00a0 Cook 10 minutes.\u00c2\u00a0 Add Cornstarch to water and stir.\u00c2\u00a0 Pour in 1\/2 of cornstarch Mixture and stir.\u00c2\u00a0 Then pour in 2nd half of Mixture and stir.\u00c2\u00a0 Turn heat off and stir until thick.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yield:<\/p>\n<p>Calories:<\/p>\n<p>Fat:<\/p>\n<p>Fiber:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 lb. fresh broccoli 1 C. green onions (chopped and tops and bottoms separated) 2 (10 oz.) cans chicken broth 1 lb. Colby cheese 1-1 1\/2 lb. American cheese or cheddar cheese 1 C. half-and-half 2 T. flour 3 T. butter 1 T. fresh ground pepper 1-2 T. cornstarch (to thicken) 1\/2 C. water 1 T. oil &nbsp; Steam Broccoli by either putting in Microwave safe dish with lid and a small amount of water, or on stove in a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=12936\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soups-stews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12936"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12937,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12936\/revisions\/12937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}