🛒 What You’ll Need
🧈 4 tablespoons butter
🧅 1 medium onion, finely diced
🥕 2 carrots, diced
🌿 2 celery stalks, diced
🥔 1 medium potato, peeled and diced
🌾 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
🍗 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
🥛 2 cups whole milk
🧀 3 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
🧂 ½ teaspoon salt
🌶️ ½ teaspoon black pepper
🌿 ½ teaspoon dried thyme
🥛 ½ cup heavy cream
👩🍳 How to Make It
1️⃣ Sauté the vegetables.
Melt the butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, and potato.
Cook for about 6–8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften.
2️⃣ Make the creamy base.
Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir continuously for about 1 minute.
3️⃣ Add the broth.
Slowly pour in the broth while stirring to prevent lumps. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer.
4️⃣ Cook until tender.
Add the thyme, salt, and pepper. Simmer for about 15–20 minutes, or until the potatoes and carrots are tender.
5️⃣ Add the milk and cream.
Reduce the heat to low and stir in the milk and heavy cream. Warm gently—don't let it boil.
6️⃣ Add the cheese.
Gradually stir in the shredded cheddar, a handful at a time, until completely melted and smooth. 🧀
7️⃣ Taste and serve.
Adjust the seasoning if needed. Ladle into bowls and serve piping hot with crusty bread.
✨ Want to Make It Your Own?
🥓 Add crispy bacon on top.
🌽 Stir in corn for a touch of sweetness.
🥦 Add chopped broccoli for a cheesy broccoli-soup twist.
🌶️ Use pepper Jack for a little heat.
🧀 Mix sharp cheddar with a little Monterey Jack for extra creaminess.
💡 A Little Tip
Shred your own cheese if possible. Pre-shredded cheese can contain ingredients that make it harder to melt smoothly.
And once you add the cheese, keep the heat low. Boiling a cheese-based soup can cause the dairy to separate and turn grainy.
❤️ The Kind of Soup That Makes You Slow Down
Some soups are light and delicate.
This isn't one of them. 😂
This is the soup you make when you want something rich, warm, creamy, and satisfying.
Put a bowl in front of someone with a piece of crusty bread on the side, and suddenly nobody seems to mind how cold it is outside. 🥣❤️
💬 Your Turn!
What's your favorite thing to add to cheesy soup?
🥓 Bacon
🥦 Broccoli
🌽 Corn
🥔 Extra potatoes
🌶️ A little heat
Tell us your favorite cheesy-soup combination! 👇🧀❤️
Thank you for spending a little time with us today. ❤️
✍️ Written with care by BASSMA EL-HAZIBI
