Irish Broccoli & Cheddar Soup

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 

To be festive, I decided to try my hand at this Irish soup recipe. With just a few changes, it came out really good and was a delicious dinner for Sunday night.


Ingredients:
1 (12 oz.) bag Steam-In-Big Broccoli Florets
1 (32 oz) container reduced sodium chicken broth
3 cups mashed potatoes
2 stalks celery, chopped
3/4 yellow onion, diced
1 cup fat-free half & half
1 tsp fresh thyme
 4 cups Irish Dubliner cheddar cheese, shredded
Ground pepper, to taste


What To Do:
1. Add chicken stock, broccoli, onion and celery in a large pot. Bring to boil and then simmer 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for a few minutes.
2. Blend broccoli/chicken stock mixture in food processor or blender and then return to pot.
3. Stir in half & half, mashed potatoes and thyme. Simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Reduce heat to low and slowly stir in the Irish shredded cheese. 

Enjoy!

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15 comments

  1. Irish soup?!?!? Perfect for today!!!! YUM!

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  2. I love a good bowl of broccoli cheddar soup! My absolute favorite :)

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  3. This looks so delicious (and festive!). I'm not a big fan of most traditional St. Pattys day foods but I can definitely get behind this!

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  4. Broccoli Cheddar soup is my absolute favorite soup. Looks yummy!

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  5. Yay for Irish soup! I totally should have planned on making something Irish for dinner. Whoops!

    <3, Pamela
    Sequins & Sea Breezes

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  6. look at you being all festive - this looks so yummy!

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  7. Gary would go nuts for this - like seriously eat the whole pot lol!! I love anything with cheddar involved :) xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

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  8. So perfect for St. Pat's, esp. on this chilly day in Pittsburgh.

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  9. This looks fabulous! I haven't made broccoli & cheese soup yet this year either.

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  10. Oh I love love love broccoli cheddar soup!!! What a great recipe!!

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  11. YUM! I feel so un-festive that I totally forgot today was St. Patrick's Day. Thankfully, I ended up wearing green anyway today by coincidence! Still trying to adjust back to "reality".

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  12. This is perfect for today!! I really should have planned a more festive meal for dinner - we're having caprese sandwiches, so not Irish ha!

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  13. and mashed potatoes in this?? oh yeah. my kinda meal. looks yummy!

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  14. Yum yum. I will totally be trying this. Pinning to my soup board!

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