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Tonight's dinner mission is another thing I threw together on the fly. Like a silly person I got wrapped up in making apple butter today and forgot to start the dinner I planned in the crockpot. My goal was to use up the leftover chicken from last night's dinner. Thankfully, I keep a well stocked freezer and pantry so I had the right ingredients to make my chicken, broccoli, cheddar soup.  What I really love about this soup besides how it tastes is that this is one of the few ways I can get my daughter to eat broccoli!

Here's what you'll need

Chicken Broccoli Cheddar Soup
1 stick of butter
3 cups chicken broth
12 oz sharp cheddar cheese
2 cups of chopped broccoli, fresh or frozen
1/3 cup flour
1 onion, diced
4 cups milk
2 to 3 cups of chicken(I used my leftovers from my Lemon, Rosemary, Thyme roasted chicken)


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Begin by melting your stick of butter in a stockpot.  Add your diced onions (oops, I forgot to photograph this part because I went into auto-pilot cooking mode), and cook until translucent.  Add flour to create a roue. Mix together and begin to gradually add chicken stock, whisking as you add this to create a thick sauce.

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Continue to add the remaining chicken stock then incorporate the milk and simmer.

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Cut your cheese up in cubes to make it melt faster.

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Chop your broccoli.  I used frozen and quickly ran my knife through it to create smaller bite size pieces.

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Add the chicken to the roue mixture.

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Slowly whisk the cheese into the sauce as it is melting.

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Add the broccoli and chicken.

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Season with salt and pepper to taste.  Simmer 10 minutes.

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Serve immediately.

MISSION: SUCCESSFUL!




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