Broccoli Bisque Recipes

LOW FAT BROCCOLI BISQUE

Steps:

• Clean the broccoli and cauliflower, reserving 3/4 cup of the broccoli, and 3/4 cup of the cauliflower florets, chopping the rest fine.
• Saute green onios in margarine until tender.
• Stir in flour, cooking for 1 minute.
• Stir in Chicken stock, chopped broccoli and cauliflower, potatoes, chives, and basil and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender.
• Process in food processor until smooth.
• Add milk and reserved broccoli and cauliflower florets until boiling again.
• Reduce heat and simmer until florets are crisp-tender.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.

BROCCOLI AND CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the leeks, mushrooms, broccoli and garlic in butter until broccoli is crisp-tender. Stir in flour and seasonings until blended. Gradually add broth and cream., Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Add cheese; stir until melted. Add crab; heat through but do not boil. Discard bay leaf before serving.

BROCCOLI CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the leeks, mushrooms and broccoli in butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the flour, thyme, pepper and bay leaf; mix well. Stir in broth and cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Add the cheese and crab; stir until cheese is melted and soup is heated through. Discard bay leaf.

BROCCOLI CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-low heat. Add the onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt, and about 10 twists of black pepper.
• Stir to combine, then cover the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions have softened and are just starting to turn golden, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, slice off and discard the rough bottom ends of broccoli stalks. Use a vegetable peeler to peel off the tough outer skin on the stalks, then discard those bits. Slice the stalks off and cut them into pieces about 1 to 2-inches big. Set aside.
• Working with the broccoli tops now, cut as closely to the base of the florets as you can. Slice any remaining stalks into chunks to match to the rest. Reserve the broccoli florets-we'll use them in a bit.
• Add the chunks of broccoli stalk and potato to the pot and stir. Pour in 6 cups water and the remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Raise the heat to high and bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and cover the pot.
• Simmer until the broccoli stalks and potatoes are tender throughout and easily split apart when pierced with a fork, about 20-25 minutes. Meanwhile, chop the reserved florets into small pieces (I chop them all in one direction, then turn the cutting board and chop again).
• Once the potato and stalks are tender, add half of the florets to pot, stir, cover, and cook until they're bright green, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat. Working in a couple of batches (never fill your blender past the maximum fill line or it could explode!), carefully transfer several cups of the mixture-both the liquid and solids-to your stand blender. Blend until completely smooth, then transfer the mixture to a heat-proof vessel temporarily as you blend the rest. Alternatively, use an immersion blender (it just won't be as lusciously creamy). Return the purée to the pot.
• Return the pot to medium heat and add the remaining florets. Cover the pot and cook until they're bright green and easily pierced through by a fork, another 4 to 7 minutes. Add almost all 4 ounces of the grated cheddar cheese (reserve a small handful for garnish) and stir until smooth. Carefully taste (it's hot) and stir in more cheese if you'd like more indulgent flavor/creamy texture, more salt for more overall flavor, and/or more black pepper for kick.
• Divide the soup into bowls and top with a sprinkle of cheese, plus some thinly sliced chives and/or red pepper flakes, if desired. Leftover soup keeps well in the refrigerator for up to 4 days (though the color darkens a bit with time). I haven't tried freezing this soup but suspect it will work fine-please let us know in the comments if you do.

BROCCOLI BISQUE

Steps:

• Steam broccoli until tender and chop.
• In a saucepan, combine broccoli, onion, and chicken broth.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
• Melt butter in another saucepan.
• Add flour, salt and pepper and stir until smooth.
• Stir in the cream.
• Combine sauce and broccoli and cook over medium heat until heated through.
• Serve hot or cold.

BROCCOLI MUSHROOM BISQUE

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients except the cashews and pine nuts in a soup pot. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until the vegetables are just tender. In a food processor or high powered blender, blend two-thirds of the soup liquid and vegetables with the cashews and pine nuts until smooth and creamy. Return to the pot and reheat before serving.

BROCCOLI BISQUE

Steps:

• 1. Put chopped broccoli in dutch oven (along with chopped cauliflower greens if desired).
• 2. Add stock, onion, butter, salt and pepper.
• 3. Bring to a boil and reduce heat.
• 4. Simmer, covered, for 8-10 minutes.
• 5. Puree in blender.
• 6. Stir in lime juice, sour cream and chives. Serve hot.
• 7. To serve cold, do not add in the sour cream or chives. Place pureed soup in refrigerator, covered, for 4 hours. Top with sour cream, chives and garnish with lemon slices.