Today is MEATLESS MONDAY! We have 25 beautiful broccoli plants in the garden. After they make the initial broccoli head like the one in the grocery store, the plant starts producing little broccoli shoots. Well, I have many, many little broccoli shoots. Since my husband and I love soup, I decided to make a Broccoli Cheddar Chowder for lunch. I like to top mine with a little hot pepper oil from the best hot peppers I have ever had, Pap’s Peppers from Altoona, Pa, (Oh, So Good)! My son was visiting and he and my husband said it was the best broccoli soup they ever had. What a wonderful compliment…
Broccoli Cheddar Chowder
1/2 stick butter
1 cup diced onion
2 cups half and half
2 cups milk
1/2 cup flour
3 cups chopped broccoli
2 cups cheddar cheese
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
In a sauce pot, sauté onions in butter on medium-low heat until onions sweat and become translucent. Then add salt & pepper and flour, cook 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the half & half and one cup of the milk. Stir until milk starts to thicken.
Add the broccoli and cook until broccoli becomes tender. Finally add the last cup of milk and the cheese. Stir until the cheese melts into the soup. As I said before, I drizzle some pepper oil on top which gives this dish a wonderful and mild heat.
Enjoy!
Heidi
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wow what a texture, I am drooling 🙂
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Looks delicious!! And wow, broccoli in your garden. That’s good health in your backyard!!
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I love my greens. Summer is the time to pack them in….
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Can’t wait to try this. It looks so good!
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Please do… I actually had some left over, so this morning I made it a sauce for my omelette… Is that weird?
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Wow 25 broccoli plants! Look s like a delicious chowder.
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My husband corrected me yesterday with… 27 plants… Lol! As if 25 isn’t enough.
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I was in the mood for broccoli chowder today, but got lazy and made something else. Now I’m craving it again! Must try your recipe tomorrow, it looks delicious!
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And simple really. I also adapted the recipe for broccoli Au Gratin that I will be posting soon.
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What a fabulous recipe! I’ve never tried pepper oil. Did you make your own?
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I have, but I found peppers from Papa’s Peppers. I left a link in the text that takes you to their web page. It’s like gold in a jar. I love them so much that at Christmas last year I gifted them to everyone I know. Now I buy them by the case because everyone always wants them. What did I do????
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I tried and my server failed. Do you add those peppers to olive oil?
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Ahh this is a great recipe for meatless Monday! I didn’t know broccoli grew so well in a garden. I wish we had planted some. Maybe I’ll try my hand next year! http://www.ourfoodieappetite.com/lubo-review-virginia-beach-chicks-beach/
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They grow great and yield a lot. When getting it ready, put it in a bowl of salt water for about 10 minutes. There are little green worms that love to live in them. We don’t use any pesticides and are completely non GMO. But they don’t like the salt water and release themselves from the broccoli.
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I use the oil from the hot pepper jar. Try this link https://www.papspeppers.com/purchase-online.html
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Great recipe and amazing end result. Cheers to a good week.
Mojisola
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And oh so good… The extra kick of hot pepper oil is a great addition.
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Looks so yummy! nice you have some in your garden!
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Thank you… There is something so nice about picking your veggies for dinner the same day. I have so many that I think I will have to eat broccoli for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Oh, that’s right, I do… Lol!
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haha well I love broccoli so that would be ok for awhile!
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I agree. The freezer may claim some this year.
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