Healthy Broccoli Cheddar Soup (No Heavy Cream)
This broccoli cheddar soup will make you feel like your eating a creamy bowl of goodness without the heavy cream and ton of cheese. This recipe use only a 1/2 c milk of choice and 1 1/2 cups of cheddar cheese!
Another thing different about this recipe than your typical broccoli cheddar soup is that this one had cauliflower as well! I promise you though, this soup is just as tasty and satisfying as eating a bowl of broccoli cheddar soup from Panera.
One thing I really love about this recipe is there are very few ingredients! It’s a really affordable soup to make with just 8 ingredients.
This soup is vegetarian, dairy-free and gluten-free friendly (see notes)!
Makes 4 Large Bowls
Ingredients
2 T butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 leek stalk, sliced thin (white part only)
4 c vegetable broth (see notes)
1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
1 head broccoli, cut into florets
1/2 milk (see notes)
1 1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
In a large pot on medium heat, melt butter with the garlic. Add in the leeks and cook until they’re soft, about 3-4 mins.
Add a 1/2 c of the broth only and your cauliflower and broccoli florets. Cover and let cook until veggies are tender, about 20 minutes.
Add the other 3 1/2 c broth and 1/2 c oat milk. Bring to a simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the cheese.
Serve with extra cheese if you’d like.
Notes
Gluten-free: This recipe is gluten-free.
Dairy-free: This recipe can be dairy free by using a dairy-free milk. I personally used oat milk.
Vegetarian: This recipe is vegetarian.
Vegetable Broth: I’ve used vegetable broth for my recipe, but you can certainly use chicken broth if you’d like. I’ve made it before with chicken broth because it’s what I had on hand and it still tasted great.
Milk: I’ve personally chosen to use oat milk for my recipe, but you can certainly use any other milk of your choice. I believe I’ve made this before using both 1% dairy milk and unsweetened almond milk and it turned out great every which way!