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Almost-Famous Broccoli-Cheddar Soup

383 ratings

· 4 servings

The bakery-café chain Panera Bread is famous for its bread bowls, but insiders know that the real treat is the stuff inside. The company’s broccoli-cheddar soup practically has a cult following, which explains why Betty Ling from Arcadia, CA, and other readers keep writing to us for the recipe. Spokespeople at Panera’s Missouri headquarters wouldn’t tell us how they make the extra-creamy soup, but they did confirm that it’s a bestseller: Their stores ladle out more than 50 million cups of…

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Ingredients

Produce

• 2 Bay leaves

• 4 cups Broccoli florets

• 1 Carrot, large

• 1 Onion, small

Canned Goods

• 3 cups Chicken broth, low-sodium

Baking & Spices

• 1/4 cup All-purpose flour

• 1 Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg

Bread & Baked Goods

• 4 7 -inch sourdough bread boules

Dairy

• 6 tbsp Butter, unsalted

• 2 1/2 cups Cheddar cheese, grated sharp white and yellow

• 2 cups Half-and-half

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