This is an easy dinner recipe that the whole family will love!
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❤️ Why you'll love it
- This creamy Golden Broccoli Cheese soup with Velveeta cheese is the ultimate comfort food!
- It has a thick, creamy broth with chunks of tender broccoli & melted cheesy goodness.
- It's easy to make in the
slow cooker and packed with delicious flavors. The perfect easy copycat soup recipe.
Y'all, just give me some warm Vienna rolls and a bowl of this and I'll happily sit down and enjoy it!
🧾 Ingredients
You'll need these ingredients for copycat Subway broccoli soup. The measurements and full instructions are at the bottom of this post in the green recipe card.
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- Onions
- Cream of mushroom soup
- Cream of chicken
- Evaporated milk
- Chicken broth
- Broccoli florets
- Velveeta
- Extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
🔪 Instructions
- Add everything to the
slow cooker except the shredded cheese. - Cook on low for 4 hours.
- Stir in reserved cheese until melted; save some grated cheese to garnish each bowl of soup.
- Serve your creamy golden broccoli soup and enjoy!
Make this a 30 minute broccoli Cheddar soup by using the stovetop instructions in the green recipe card below.
🥫 Storage
Store covered tightly in the fridge for up to five days. It tends to thicken up so you'll want to thin it with some chicken stock or milk when you warm it up.
Since this is made with cream of chicken soup it does freeze well for up to three months.
📖 Variations
- Instead of regular Cheddar cheese, try pepper jack or Mexican blend cheese!
- Add some shredded carrots in for more flavor.
- If you enjoy a spicy kick, add some crushed red pepper flakes for spice.
- Out of chicken stock? You can use chicken bouillon cubes and water instead.
- Use cream of broccoli soup instead of cream of chicken.
- Cut the fat by using low-fat milk and fat free cream of chicken soup.
- I've left the carrots out of my version of broccoli Cheddar soup but you could add in ½ cup shredded carrots if you like.
- Use the Velveeta Queso cheese for a little extra burst of flavor.
If you love that creamy cheese and broccoli combination try this cheesy slow cooker broccoli chicken and rice casserole!
💭 Tips
Expert Tip: Chop the fresh broccoli up into smaller pieces for a creamier soup.
- Out of cream of mushroom soup? You can use extra cream of chicken or cream of celery instead.
- Heavy cream can be used in place of evaporated milk. I really think the evaporated milk gives the best flavor.
- This is thick and creamy. If you prefer it thinner then add in extra chicken stock.
- If you prefer a creamy soup, use an immersion blender to get the soup smooth.
👩🍳 FAQs
Yes, you can use frozen broccoli, however, I think fresh tastes best.
Yes. Because it's made with commercial condensed soup it doesn't separate in the freezer.
Yes. You can use any kind of cheddar cheese if you don't have the extra-sharp variety on hand.
Raw or cooked broccoli - 3 to 5 days in the fridge. Cooked broccoli with keep 3 months or more in the freezer.
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- Chicken Corn Chowder is made in a
slow cooker . - Crockpot Lentil Soup is easy to make, full of chipotle flavor and protein.
- Chicken Fajita Soup is spicy, warm and a delicious bowl of comfort food.
- Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Rice is creamy, hearty, comfort food.
🍽️ Serve with...
- Honey Buttermilk Bread is warm and comforting with a fresh-baked taste.
- If you love a salty crunch with your bowl of soup, give this Saltine Cracker recipe a try.
- These Italian Bread Bowls are full of herb flavor and are delicious when filled with this. Or try this easy, crusty bread.
- End your meal with a slice of this rich and chocolatey Coca-Cola Cake.
📞 The last word
I think that Subway's golden broccoli cheese soup and Panera Bread broccoli cheese soup are very similar - and I could eat either of them every single day.
Creamy, rich, and cheesy - perfect on a cold day.
This is an easy copycat recipe and making it the crockpot means that it's perfect for those busy weeknights! The Velveeta processed cheese makes it extra creamy and doesn't separate with the long cooking time.
You'll definitely want to try this creamy lasagna soup, too.
If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need. Don't forget that you can click on "add to collection" to save it to your own, private recipe box!
If you love this recipe please give it 5 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📖 Recipe
Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
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- 1 cup onions, chopped
- 10.5 ounces cream of chicken soup, condensed - don't dilute
- 10.5 ounces cream of mushroom, condensed - don't dilute. May use cream of celery
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- 32 ounces chicken stock, or 4 cups of chicken broth
- 16 ounces broccoli, cut into small florets
- 8 oz Velveeta, cubed
- 2 cups extra-sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
Instructions
Slow Cooker
- Add everything to the slow cooker except the shredded cheese.
- Cook on low for 4 hours. This soup will hold well on warm for several hours.
- Stir in cheese until melted; save some to garnish each bowl of soup.
- Serve.
Stovetop
- Cook broccoli until tender. Drain.
- Saute onions in a little butter in the bottom of a large soup pot until transparent.
- Add the drained broccoli and remaining ingredients, except the shredded cheese, to the pot with the onions and heat until the Velveeta melts and the soup is well blended and creamy.
- Stir in the shredded cheese.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- Out of cream of mushroom soup? You can use extra cream of chicken or cream of celery instead.
- Heavy cream can be used in place of evaporated milk. I really think the evaporated milk gives the best flavor.
- This soup is thick and creamy if you prefer a thinner soup add in extra chicken stock.
- If you prefer a creamy soup, use an immersion blender to get the soup smooth.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This recipe has been tested several times. If you choose to use other ingredients, or change the technique in some way, the results may not be the same.
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Stacy Koonce says
This was one of the worst recipes I have ever made from you. It was absolutely tasteless. I am not sure where you came up with the measurements of the ingredients, but I had to completely redo the recipe to make it palatable.
Carol B says
This is also good with cauliflower or a mix of broccoli and cauliflower. Yummy! Thanks for recipe.
Helen Sigurbjartsson says
I'm a big, big fan of broccoli soup. My daughter carried that love into her marriage and now my granddaughter and her daughter do it. If I have never done anything, at least I have passed this on. Lol.