Cream of Broccoli Soup

This recipe comes from Erin. Thanks for the recipe and I'll put you down for a second time to the drawing the month. Thanks for the recipe! I forgot to mention that this only takes about 20 minutes start to finish and her kids will eat it! That's a good thing to remember! Thanks for reminding me!

Cream of Broccoli Soup

About 5 cups of water
1 head of broccoli
3-4 chicken bouillon cubes
About 2 cups milk

1/2 cup butter (no substitutes)
1/2 cup flour

1 cup cheddar cheese OR
1 can cheese whiz OR
1 cup Velveeta

Put the water, broccoli cut into small pieces, and bouillon cubes into a large pot. Boil until broccoli is cooked (about 10 minutes). Pour in the milk, turn heat down to medium and heat until the milk is warm.

In the meantime, melt the butter in a saucepan on medium-medium/high. Add the flour and stir it together. Let simmer while stirring frequently for 3-4 minutes. Stir butter/flour mixture into the broccoli water. Stir until somewhat thick. (Do not let it boil or if you use real cheese it will curdle.) Add the cheese, cheese whiz or Velveeta. Use white pepper and seasoning salt to taste.

Serves 6ish

This would be good in a bread bowl too. I love that!