How Do You Make Vegetarian Broccoli Cheese Soup From Scratch?
If you love broccoli cheese soup and want to make it on your own, this is the recipe for you. This is my own recipe, and it is vegetarian friendly. You can easily make this soup vegan by using cheese substitute and soymilk instead of the cheese and milk that I used here. Start by dicing the broccoli, onions, carrot, celery, and mushrooms. I prefer to grate the carrots because they seem to be more flavorful that way. You are looking for a fine dice on these items. Put a large pan on the stove, add a couple of tablespoons of olive oil into the pan and turn on the heat to about medium. Heat the pan, and add the veggies. Add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic. Stir with the wooden spoon until the veggies are soft and the onions go clear. Be sure not to burn this mixture. Add a little salt and pepper. Next add two to three cups of vegetable stock. Pour this gently into the pan, avoiding steam that will come up. The stock will pick up the brown bits on the bottom of the pan and incorporate them i