Paula's Cream of Broccoli Soup

From: MicheleE

On Nov 9, 2009

Our new family favorite!!

From: lilsweetie

On May 15, 2009

Excellent! Everybody loved this. I used fresh broccoli and just put it directly into the soup to cook instead of cooking it first. Next time I would cut back on salt or bouillon cubes. Maybe 2 instead of 3. It was a tad salty, but sooo good.

From: Bone Man

On Nov 17, 2005

Hey, hey, Paula..... This is, bar none, the best broccoli soup I have ever tasted, and I've made a LOT of broccoli soup both at home and in restaurants. I don't like the Velveeta and Cheddar Cheese versions, not because they don't taste good, but that is CHEESE soup with veggies to me — yours is true broccoli soup and it was REALLY easy to make. 30 minutes and I was DONE. Did I tweak it? Of Course I did! (But NOT very dang much) You know how men are — they can't leave well-enough alone. Anyway, I made it exactly as you said (microwaving the chopped broccoli in a covered casserole with a few Tbsp. of water to cook it — 5 minutes on high) and, when the soup was done, after tasting, I decided to add an additional 1/2 tsp. of Lowry's (bringing the total to 1 tsp.) which really boosted the flavor. Health nuts should leave it as it is, though, because it's already awesome. I will experiment next time by using white pepper instead of black but honestly, I think you've pretty much got this soup down to a science. My wife and daughter went for this soup like a cat on creme — Great job, Paula, and thanks ever so much for posting. This is the best recipe I've ever gotten off Recipe*Zaar!

From: Simply Chris

On Nov 19, 2004

Great soup! Easy to prepare, and tastes great. DH says "Make this again!". Thanks Paula for posting this recipe for the rest of us to enjoy.