I always loved a good cheesy soup and going vegan/plant-based sure did through a wrench into that! Luckily this Broccoli Vegan ‘Cheddar’ Soup ticks off all the flavours for me. And it’s light enough in calories that you could pair this with the Best Damn Veggie Wrap and not even free a little bit badly about it!
While this is good anytime of this year this will particularly hit the spot in the cooler months, particularly winter when you’re all cuddled up and just wanna veg on the couch with a good show or book. THIS is that soup!
What I love about this is it feels a bit decadent and naughty the way cheese soup does, but it doesn’t load on the unhealthy fats or calories. In fact this soup its super good for you! Consider how low in calories are in it, it’s got a solid amount of protein, fibre, iron and potassium!
So stop missing your old cheese soup and make this Broccoli Vegan ‘Cheddar’ Soup. Your belly will thank you!
Broccoli ‘Cheddar’ Soup
Description
Just because you’re eating healthier doesn’t mean you have to skimp on flavours. This Broccoli Vegan ‘Cheddar’ Soup will keep you lean and happy all at the same time!
Ingredients
Instructions
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Heat up a large pot and get your garlic and squash cooking! Throw in a healthy pinch of salt and pepper as is starts to soften. Stir often and water sauté as needed! Once the squash is golden brown you’re good to go!
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Add in the broth, milk and nutritional yeast. Season again as needed. Bring to a low boil.
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Add in the rest of in the ingredients and stir to combine, bring to a boil and let simmer 5-6 minutes. Scoop out about a 1/2 cup of broccoli and set aside.
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Either transfer soup to a blender or use an immersion blender to turn it into more of a cream soup. Taste and adjust the seasonings as needed adding more of whatever you feel it needs. I always love to add more nooch.
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Bring it back to a low simmer and add the broccoli back in, let it warm up for a minute or so. Serve in bowls with a hunk of good sourdough!
Servings 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 178.95kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 3.2g5%
- Saturated Fat 0.3g2%
- Sodium 130mg6%
- Potassium 1185mg34%
- Total Carbohydrate 31.4g11%
- Dietary Fiber 9.5g38%
- Sugars 6.6g
- Protein 12.9g26%
- Calcium 20 mg
- Iron 32 mg
- Vitamin D 3 IU
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
It’s very yummy and feels like your being very naughty.
That should be the tagline for this recipe – thanks Kerry!
Soooo delicious! Made this last night for dinner. This is the third broc cheddar soup recipe I’ve made and by far the best. I can stop my broccoli cheddar soup search! Thank you!!
Thanks Jennifer! Let me know if you come across another that beats this so I can check it out 🙂 Ephraim was just asking for this today 🙂
Can you please mark in your soup and stew recipes if they can be frozen with instructions for warming up. I like to batch cook and freeze soups and stews.I am looking at the Broccoli cheddar soup in particular.
Thank you .
Hey Pat – thanks for writing. What sort of instructions might help with this? Freezing feels self explanatory – I’m curious what might be confusing about it. I would just put it in a freezer friendly container. Thawing I would suggest putting it out the night before and leaving it on the counter to come to room temperature – BUT in a pinch you could thaw in the microwave.