Cheesy Vegetable Chowder (A.K.A The Best Soup You'll Ever Eat)

I know that it is only August and fall isn't here yet, but it's already soup weather here! The past few weeks have been chilly and windy so I broke out this delicious recipe. I don't usually make the same thing more than once every couple of months and last winter I made it once a week! That's how good it is! Plus as a bonus it uses up ingredients that I almost always have on hand. Taste wise it's like a souped-up (absolutely no pun intended) broccoli and cheddar soup. Enjoy!

Recipe Adapted from: Lulu the Baker

My Rating: 5 stars! Thumbs up! Encore, encore!

Changes? I add more celery than the recipe calls for because I love celery. No other changes will be made when I make this in the future.

Cheesy Vegetable Chowder

Ingredient List:

2 Tablespoons butter

1/2 small onion, chopped

2 carrots, chopped

2 celery sticks, finely chopped 

1 clove garlic, minced

4 cups chicken broth

2 large potatoes, peeled and cubed

1 Tablespoon flour

1/2 cup water

2/3 cup milk

2 cups chopped broccoli

2 heaping cups shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions: 

Melt the butter in a large pot.  Add onions, carrots, and celery and cook over medium heat until tender. Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer.  Add in the chicken broth and potatoes, bring to a boil, and cook until potatoes are cooked.  Mix flour with water to make a slurry, add slurry to pot, and simmer until soup is thickened.  Add in the milk and the broccoli and cook until broccoli is just tender and soup is heated through. Add in the shredded cheese and serve.