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Low Carb Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup

January 8, 2018 18 Comments

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Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup is super easy to make AND it’s a low carb recipe! It’s just the low carb dinner that you’re looking for that the entire family will love!

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January is the time of year for 2 things: new diets and eating habits, and soul-warming recipes to keep you warm during the long winter ahead. Well, this recipe ticks both of those boxes. Not only is this recipe low carb, but it’s some serious comfort food, too!

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Making Broccoli Cheese Soup in the Crockpot

Once winter hits I almost exclusively cook dinner in the slow cooker. There’s something about slow cooked food that’s so comforting during the chilly months of winter. One thing I’ve found over years of slow cooking is that broccoli has the tendency to turn a rather unappetizing color in the crockpot. To counteract that, I add my secret ingredient: baking soda!

Why Baking Soda in this Broccoli Cheese Soup Recipe?

I’ve found that baking soda helps some foods retain their color after being cooked a long time. Broccoli is one of those foods that loses its bright, vibrant color after being cooked awhile. To avoid color loss I use just a touch of baking soda! This trick also works well for homemade black bean soup–adding just a touch of baking soda helps keep the soup black rather than grey or purple.

Broccoli Cheese Soup recipe

Some of my Favorite Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes:

  • Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers
  • Taco Soup
  • Kielbasa Kapusta 

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Cook’s Note – Broccoli Cheese Soup:

  • This recipe can be doubled, just make sure your slow cooker can hold at least 6 quarts. If you double the recipe you do not need to alter the cooking times.
  • If you do not have an immersion blender, then you can use a blender instead. Just blend the soup in batches and make sure you hold the lid on SUPER TIGHT!
  • Either yellow or white sharp cheddar cheese will work in this Broccoli Cheddar Soup recipe.

Broccoli Cheese Soup - a low carb recipe made in the slow cooker!

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Low Carb Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
 
Author: Jillian - a Food, Folks and Fun original!
Recipe type: Main Dish
Cuisine: soup
Prep time:  10 mins
Cook time:  2 hours 15 mins
Total time:  2 hours 25 mins
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Ingredients
  • 20 oz frozen broccoli
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 medium onion, diced (yellow, white or red onion)
  • 2 large garlic cloves
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper + more to taste
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon salt + more to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 8 ozs sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 4 ozs low fat cream cheese, at room temperature and cut into 4 pieces
Instructions
  1. Add frozen broccoli, carrots, onion, garlic, and chicken broth to slow cooker insert. Stir in mustard, black pepper, paprika, salt, and baking soda. Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 hours or LOW for 4 hours, stirring every hour. Use an immersion blender to blend soup until no large chunks of broccoli or carrot remain. (Alliteratively, you can blend the soup in batches. Just make sure you hold the lid on tight!)
  2. Stir in shredded cheddar and cream cheese. Cover and cook on LOW for 15 minutes. Give the soup a quick stir, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve!
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Makes 4-6 servings (I’d say it serves 4 if this is the only thing served for dinner, and 6 if there’s a salad as well as this soup for dinner).

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Filed Under: Main Dishes, Slow Cooker, Soups, Vegitarian Tagged With: broccoli, cheddar cheese, cheese recipe, comfort food, low carb, low carb recipe, soup recipe 18 Comments

About Jillian

Hi, I'm Jillian. I'm a teacher turned stay-at-home mom. I miss the creativity teaching provided so I'm always trying to find time to exercise my artistic abilities. Mostly that means cooking and baking. My blog is dedicated to providing restaurant-quality recipes for the home cook.

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  1. Dana DeVolk says

    January 8, 2018 at 5:07 AM

    WOW, this sounds SO good!

    Reply
    • Jillian says

      January 8, 2018 at 7:03 AM

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Ginny says

    January 8, 2018 at 9:44 PM

    You’re not going to believe this but I’ve never had broccoli soup. It sounds delicious and I’m absolutely going to make it – soon!

    Reply
    • Jillian says

      January 9, 2018 at 3:02 AM

      Broccoli soup is a staple at my house—my 7-year-old asks for it weekly during the winter!

      Reply
  3. Natalie says

    January 8, 2018 at 10:16 PM

    I love broccoli and never tried broccoli soup! Will definitely try it soon – looks so good!

    Reply
    • Jillian says

      January 9, 2018 at 3:01 AM

      I hope you enjoy! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Brian Jones says

    January 8, 2018 at 10:24 PM

    That sounds wonderful, I really do have to try the baking soda trick though!

    Reply
    • Jillian says

      January 9, 2018 at 3:01 AM

      It’s a good tip to have in your arsenal!

      Reply
  5. Cristie says

    January 8, 2018 at 10:41 PM

    Loving the sounds of this soup. I’m saving this one for when the weather cools in my part of the world.

    Reply
    • Jillian says

      January 9, 2018 at 3:00 AM

      Yay, I hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  6. Dayna Jankowski says

    January 10, 2018 at 5:00 PM

    This looks like a delicious soup!

    Reply
    • Jillian says

      January 11, 2018 at 7:44 PM

      Thank you, it really is! You should give it a try! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Nancy Mazarei says

    January 15, 2018 at 3:56 AM

    Sounds wonderful! Can I use fresh broccoli?

    Reply
    • Jillian says

      January 31, 2018 at 11:09 PM

      Yes, you can!

      Reply
  8. Karen Call says

    January 15, 2018 at 8:27 AM

    I’ve always enjoyed broccoli soup and this is delicious. Thanks for the hint for the baking soda to retain the color. Also appreciate your information about the Nagasaki Lantern Festival. Someday I will make it to Japan.

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    • Jillian says

      January 17, 2018 at 3:31 AM

      You’re so welcome, Karen. I hope you enjoy the recipe!
      And the Lantern Festival is amazing, I hope you do make it there one day!

      Reply
  9. Laurie says

    January 21, 2018 at 1:25 PM

    This looks so good! I will be putting it in the slow cooker soon!! Do you think I could substitute some heavy cream for maybe a cup or two of the chicken broth? Looking for a way to make it a little thicker. Thank you!

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    • Jillian says

      January 23, 2018 at 9:05 PM

      I wouldn’t use heavy cream as part of the cooking liquid, because if the cream gets too hot it will curdle and become grainy.

      Reply

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