Slow Cooker Easy Creamy Broccoli Soup Recipe

Slow cooker easy creamy broccoli soup recipe. Very delicious vegetable soup cooked in a slow cooker. Easy and healthy. An excellent choice for vegetarians. Eat broccoli often is high in antioxidants. Serve this yummy broccoli soup with homemade croutons.

Homemade Croutons Recipe

Makes 1½ cups

Ingredients: 1½ cups cubed firm French or Italian bread, vegetable cooking spray

Instructions: Spray cubed bread with vegetable cooking oil and arrange them in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan. Preheat an oven to 375º F (180º C). Bake in the preheated oven until browned, for about 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn off the oven. Cool baked croutons in a wire rack.

Turn off the oven. Cool baked croutons in a wire rack. You can store croutons in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

And finally, variations of broccoli soup:

Dilled Broccoli Soup Recipe:

Make creamy broccoli soup, omitting thyme, and nutmeg. Add 2/3 cup fresh dill weed to the soup when puréeing.

Broccoli-Kale Soup Recipe:

Omit milk and nutmeg. Stir 2 cups fresh kale into broccoli soup during the last 15 minutes of cooking time.

Broccoli and Cucumber Soup Recipe:

Add a thickly sliced fresh cucumber and omit fresh thyme and nutmeg. Stir 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro into broccoli soup during the last 15 minutes of cooking.

Creamy Asparagus Soup Recipe:

Substitute 2 pounds (960 g) of fresh asparagus for the broccoli, reserving 18 fresh asparagus for garnish. Omit fresh thyme leaves. Stir in 1 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves and 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest. Steam reserved asparagus tips until crisp-tender. Garnish soup with steamed asparagus.

Slow Cooker Easy Creamy Broccoli Soup Recipe

You may also like Broccoli Cheese Soup or Ham and Broccoli Stuffed Potatoes

Ingredients

• 1 small yellow onion, peeled and chopped
• cooking oil
• 20 oz (600 g) package frozen broccoli,thawed
• 10 ¾ oz (325 ml) canned condensed cream of potato soup
• 1 cup (250 g) grated American cheese
• 2 cups (500 ml) milk
• 2 10 ¾ oz (325 ml) each)) cans cream of celery soup

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