Cheesy and warm, but also spicy and smokey, this soup will please both kids and parents. The chorizo and aged white cheddar make it different from your average bowl broccoli cheddar soup.
Intensely cheesy and extra comforting, serve this soup on a chilly day for a delicious dinner.
The Gourmand Mom
EnlargeI am one of those parents who flood their Facebook page with pictures of my children. Yes, I?m?that?person. Everyone knows at least one these people. For my friends, it?s me. My Facebook wall reads like most parents? baby books ? full of photos, videos, firsts, favorites, and funny anecdotes. (They?re funny to me, at least.) And my profile pictures are mostly pictures of my kids, rather than of myself.
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Amy Deline is a stay at home mom to three little boys. She?s a former early childhood educator with a lifelong passion for home-cooking. Amy is the author and photographer behind The Gourmand Mom, a blog which celebrates food through simple and perfectly seasonal recipes, fit for a gourmet feast among friends or a relaxed family dinner.
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I have heard comments such as?You are not your kids, in regards to this issue. And it?s true. I am my own person. I am?not?my kids ? at least not completely. But the truth is, my children are a huge part of me. They are the very best representation of me. They are my finest creation and my life?s grandest purpose. If I do nothing else of importance during the rest of my life, I can rest easy in knowing that I grew, loved, and nurtured these precious little people.
Why wouldn?t I associate part of my identity with that of my children? Aren?t we all little bits of every person and every event we?ve experienced. And don?t we all continue to change as our lives change courses? Why wouldn?t my children shape me in the same way that I shape them? Why wouldn?t my children be irreversibly intertwined with my identity?
At this point in my life, perhaps for always and forever, my children are the center of my world. They are my passion and my motivation. They are at least as much a part of me as my love of cooking, my fear of failure, or my passion for bacon.
And in my children?s eyes, I see the me I strive to be. In their eyes, I am love. I am security. I am healing. I am their mom.?I have never felt more beautiful than the way I look in my children?s eyes. I?am?in those profile pictures I post of my children. I?m right there, in their eyes.
This soup is beautiful in?my?eyes. I may make it my facebook profile pic. It?s broccoli cheddar soup for grown-ups. Spicy chorizo gives the soup a smokey bit of heat, while the aged white cheddar (get the good stuff) adds intense cheesy flavor. There?s nothing like eating a big bowl of cheesy soup on a chilly winter day. Ultra-comforting.
Enjoy, friends.
Aged white cheddar and broccoli soup with chorizo
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 ounces spicy Spanish chorizo, halved and sliced
1 small onion, finely diced
3-4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced or minced
1/4 cup flour
4 cups milk (skim milk works well)
8 ounces aged white cheddar, shredded
3 cups broccoli, steamed until tender and well chopped
about 1 teaspoon salt
Directions
1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the chorizo and cook for a few minutes, until the chorizo begins to release its oil.
2. Add the onion and garlic. Cook for 3-5 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the mixture and continue cooking for a minute or two, stirring constantly.
3. Add the milk and whisk until well combined. Bring the milk to a simmer as you continue whisking. Simmer for about 3 minutes, until the milk begins to thicken.
4. Turn down the heat and stir in the cheese. Continue stirring until melted. Stir in the broccoli. Season with salt, to taste.
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