Broccoli Cheese Soup

It's -27 degrees here. That's  negative 27 degrees. I know, I know, it's been cold a lot of places. I'm not complaining just sayin'.

I had a burning desire for some hot soup. No pun intended. Shelby had been at a friend's house and had had a similar soup for lunch a few days ago. I tried to call my friend to get the recipe and she didn't answer so I used this recipe off of allrecipes with a few moderations.

Broccoli Cheese Soup

1 onion
6 Tbsp butter
1/3 c. flour
4 c. milk
3 c. chicken broth
1 carrot
1 c. broccoli
1/2 c. celery
1 lb processed cheese
salt and pepper

Chop onion - I only had 1/2 onion so I used that.
Saute butter and onion in a large sauce pan. Cook the onions until softened. Then, sprinkle flour over the butter and onion mixture making a nice roux.
Add milk - I added 3 c. milk and 1 c. 1/2 and 1/2
Stir and cook until mixture is thickened.
Take chicken broth and put it in small sauce pan.
Add carrot, shredded or dice it like I did.
Broccoli florets - I chopped these up into small pieces
Celery - I didn't have celery so I used 1 Tbsp of celery flakes
Bring the chicken broth, carrot, broccoli and celery to a boil. Cook about 5 minutes or until veggies are tender and then combine the chicken broth mixture with the milk mixture. Blend.
Add cheese -I only had 1/2 lb so I used it. I'm thinking it would be good with Cheddar or Colby Jack cheese also.
Cook soup over medium heat until cheese is melted. Do not boil or cheese will curdle and separate. Salt and pepper to your heart's desire.      

I'm already looking forward to left overs for lunch tomorrow.

We are suppose to have one more day of super, duper cold and then it's above zero for a bit. If it's cold where you are try this soup recipe. It's a good one!