Broccoli Cheddar Soup – Panera Style

by Myra on March 22, 2010

I’ve made this soup recipe several times.  Everyone always loves it and some folks have even said that it tastes even better than Panera’s version.

I honestly can’t remember where I found the recipe.  I bookmarked it, wrote the recipe down and then I got a new laptop. I’ve googled and searched for the original recipe, but much to no avail. Poo! All I know is that I found this fabulous recipe somewhere online. *eye roll*

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1 Renee March 22, 2010 at 6:36 pm

yum yum yum!!!
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2 Gussy March 22, 2010 at 6:39 pm

I’ve made this before! SO TASTY! :]

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3 Michelle March 22, 2010 at 6:43 pm

I love Broccoli soup and so does my daughter.Thank you.

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4 Deanna March 22, 2010 at 6:50 pm

Oh my gravy that looks so warm and inviting and delicious!
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5 Angela @ Homegrown Mom March 22, 2010 at 6:54 pm

I LOVE Panera’s! I found a recipe that was supposed to be just like it, but it wasn’t. If this is, I will love you for-evah. But I’ll have to wait a few weeks t try it out… darn diet :)
.-= Angela @ Homegrown Mom´s last blog ..She Speaks =-.

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6 Myra March 25, 2010 at 8:26 pm

@Angela @ Homegrown Mom, Let me know how you like it! What diet are you on?

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7 Kim @ Staying Home March 22, 2010 at 7:23 pm

Too bad I already did my menu plan for this week. I may have to make a substitution! Sounds delish and sounds like something my hubby will enjoy.
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8 Tara March 22, 2010 at 7:30 pm

I love Panera! I can’t wait to try this. Thanks for sharing!

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9 Judy @ Frugal at Home March 22, 2010 at 8:09 pm

Bookmarking this! It looks better than the Broccoli Soup that I tried out awhile back! Thanks for sharing.

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10 Allison March 22, 2010 at 8:35 pm

This sounds like a really flavorful soup. I love broccoli cheddar soup, I’ll have to give it a try.
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11 Sherry March 22, 2010 at 8:38 pm

Oh, wow! This looks scrumptious!! :D

Have a great day!

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12 Kristine McGuire March 22, 2010 at 9:23 pm

This looks absolutely delicious and I cannot wait to give it a try!
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13 GaFlygirl March 22, 2010 at 9:30 pm

this looks super duper delicious. Thanks for sharing. Will try it out very soon!
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14 Wendy Hagen March 22, 2010 at 10:28 pm

Do you deliver?

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15 Myra March 25, 2010 at 8:26 pm

@Wendy Hagen, Where shall I send it to? :) Thanks for your comment!

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16 Wendy Hagen March 26, 2010 at 1:52 am

@Myra, Meet me on the golden gate bridge.
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17 Jane March 22, 2010 at 11:46 pm

I’ve tried at least a half dozen different recipes for broccoli cheddar soup and haven’t like any of them. I’m so excited to try this one. It sounds just like what I’ve been looking for!
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18 Myra March 25, 2010 at 8:27 pm

@Jane, Let me know what you think! I hope you’ll like this one!!

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19 Kelly March 22, 2010 at 11:54 pm

Sounds yummy!!! Can’t wait to try it…thanks for sharing!!!

Brand new to your blog and looking forward to getting to see the rest of your site!!!

Have a blessed Tuesday!!!

Kelly

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20 Myra March 25, 2010 at 8:28 pm

@Kelly, Awww, thanks for your sweet comment!!!

I’m so glad that you found my blog! My sister’s name is Kelly, so I’ll be able to remember you!

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21 Jessica @ Life as I See It March 23, 2010 at 7:51 am

YUM!! That looks so good! :)
I love to make soup at home and then buy the bread bowls from Panera – makes for a cozy dinner!

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22 Myra March 25, 2010 at 8:33 pm

@Jessica @ Life as I See It, That is a fabulous idea – to buy bread bowls from Panera! Yum! Will definitely be trying that soon!

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23 Phoebe @ GettingFreedom March 23, 2010 at 8:09 am

Broccoli Cheddar Soup is my all time fave soup, evah. Stumbled this!
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24 Myra March 25, 2010 at 8:33 pm

@Phoebe @ GettingFreedom, Thanks for the stumble, sweet friend! :)

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25 Crystal March 23, 2010 at 9:27 am

Looks yummy!

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26 Carla March 23, 2010 at 10:13 am

That looks amazing!
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27 Melinda March 23, 2010 at 12:47 pm

This looks so yummy! I love the pureeing step – it would hide the “floaties” my kids object too! :)

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28 April Harris March 23, 2010 at 3:35 pm

That sounds absolutely delicious!

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29 Beverly March 23, 2010 at 6:21 pm

that looks so delicious! I want some know!

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30 Amy March 23, 2010 at 6:35 pm

This looks delicious! Does this taste nice and cheesy? I’ve been searching for a great broccoli cheese soup and haven’t found one quite cheesy enough LOL!
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31 Myra March 25, 2010 at 8:34 pm

@Amy, Yes, it’s cheesy! I like it extra cheesy, so I often add more cheese than the recipe calls for. :)

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32 Lori @ Couponomic Stimulus Package March 23, 2010 at 6:57 pm

We LOVE broccoli soup around here! Do you make your own bread bowl? If so, I’d love if you’d share the recipe!
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33 Myra March 25, 2010 at 8:35 pm

@Lori @ Couponomic Stimulus Package, Nope, I don’t make my own bread bowls. One commenter said that she makes her own soup and buys bread bowls from Panera.
Thanks for your comment! :)

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34 Jen @ Passport to Savings & Food March 23, 2010 at 7:30 pm

This looks incredibly delicious! I needed a good broccoli cheese soup that did not require Velveeta.
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35 Fields Of Heather March 24, 2010 at 9:34 am

I’ve made this a few times from that same “recipe found online somewhere” – and we love it. It’s on our menu for Thursday night soup night here again this week. :-)
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36 Mrs. Jen B March 24, 2010 at 9:44 am

Golly JEEZ! I’m drooling. I wonder if Panera offers this on Wednesdays…(checks website)…yep…well I know where I’m going for lunch today!

Ooooor I could make this myself tonight…hmm…

Either way thanks for sharing! :-)

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37 tia bennett March 24, 2010 at 2:02 pm

I made this last night. It was oh, so yummy. I even used skim milk instead of the half and half!
tia

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38 Myra March 25, 2010 at 8:36 pm

@tia bennett, Awww, yay! I’m so glad that you liked it! I’ve used 2% milk before, so it’s good know that skim works too!

Thanks for your comment!

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39 Allison March 31, 2010 at 9:35 pm

I just made this for dinner tonight. It was fabulous! Thanks again for the recipe.
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41 tammy bigelow November 21, 2011 at 8:55 pm

I loved the soup recipe. Thank you!!

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42 Lucia November 22, 2011 at 12:42 pm

Hi, loved the recipe! where do you find that type of bread?

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43 Charity December 27, 2011 at 12:42 pm

I made this for my 9 yr old son & 4 yr old quadruplets…they LOVED it!!! Pinned it to Pinterest to share the love…thanks for the recipe!

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44 Sarah January 18, 2012 at 2:13 pm

do you think you can make this in the crockpot instead of on stovetop?

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45 Myra January 18, 2012 at 5:50 pm

I think you could at the “adding vegetables” step. Let it cook on low and then puree before serving. That probably would work! :) Hope that helps!

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46 Lori January 21, 2012 at 11:19 pm

Just wondering if I could substitute vegetable broth for the chicken broth because my daughter loves broccoli cheese soup but she is vegetarian. Any thoughts? :)
Thanks in advance.

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47 Myra February 4, 2012 at 9:16 am

@Lori, Hey Lori! I’m sure you can! :)

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48 Catherine January 29, 2012 at 12:39 pm

My husband and I made this yesterday using this recipe! We tried to follow the recipe exactly. It was very good, but the consistency was kind of grainy, even after the pureeing step. We thought maybe we heated the half and half too quickly? Is that the natural texture of the soup or did we mess up a step somewhere along the way?

It was still great regardless! Thanks for sharing!

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49 Myra February 4, 2012 at 9:18 am

@Catherine, Hey Catherine, I’ve never had it be grainy. Were the veggies really tender? It could be the half and half too. I hope you will try it again! :)

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50 I am LOVD February 8, 2012 at 11:14 am

Made this over the weekend and it turned out so yummy. Wish you could find the source, though. It’s the only thing that bugged me about the post.
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51 Myra February 8, 2012 at 11:49 am

Trust me. It bugs me too. I wish I had known more about blogging when I wrote down the recipe on a scrap piece of paper and didn’t write down the source. Argh.

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52 Rochelle February 20, 2012 at 10:34 pm

Cheddar soup recipe looks yummy. You also took nice pictures.I also have a daycare and will try this recipe for lunch with my daycare babies.
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53 Sandra February 24, 2012 at 10:27 pm

The broccoli cheddar looks so good i crave for it right now thank you for sharing the recipe.
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54 stephanie March 5, 2012 at 1:07 pm

I made this for dinner tonight, tried it, and its AMAZING!!!

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55 Myra March 6, 2012 at 8:32 am

Yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! :)

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56 Amy April 2, 2012 at 1:27 pm

I made this for my Mom and I for lunch a couple of weeks ago. I only had half of the half and half, and used 2% for the rest. It was delicious. Thank you for the recipe!

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57 Brenda April 9, 2012 at 6:07 pm

Found you on pinterest. Made this soup for dinner tonight. My 7 and 9 yr old asked for seconds! So delicious. Need the bread bowl next time.

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58 Pam May 9, 2012 at 2:29 am

Hey,
Thank you so much for posting this! I used to live in NY and went to Panera all the time, now I moved to Brazil and am definitely going to try to make this at home. I have a few questions before I try this myself,
- On the top of the recipe where it says 2T of butter, melted. What does the “T” stand for? and the little “t” for the nutmeg?
- They don’t sell half and half in Brazil. What is a good substitute?
- They don’t sell chicken broth too, can I make that myself?
Thank You so much!
Pam

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59 Myra May 10, 2012 at 4:22 pm

Hi Pam! Thanks for your comment! T = Tablespoon and t=teaspoon. You could just use milk instead of half and half and yes, you can use homemade chicken broth from cooking a whole chicken. :) I hope that helps!

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