Years ago after I had an appendectomy, a sweet friend of mine brought homemade potato soup to my house for dinner while I was recovering. She was so kind to share the recipe, which included swiss cheese as a secret ingredient. Since then, I’ve been adding a little swiss cheese to potato and broccoli soup. It’s a subtle flavor, but I think it adds so much. Homemade Broccoli & Cheese Soup is one of my favorites, but when researching the nutritional information, most recipes I found were too high in carbs for my keto lifestyle. Upon further research, I found several recipes on Pinterest that were much more Keto friendly, so I started experimenting. I usually add an ingredient from one recipe, take away an ingredient from another recipe then tweak other ingredients to make a recipe of my own. I think this recipe for Keto Broccoli & Cheese Soup turned out really good, and it was easy to whip up at lunch today.
Serves: 8 cups
Serving size: 1 cup
Calories: 460
Fat: 36.2
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ¼ onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 14 oz frozen broccoli florets (or 4 cups fresh)
- 3 cups cheddar cheese
- 3 slices Swiss cheese
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp parsley
- ½ tsp pink salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 3 pieces of bacon, crumbled
- ½ cup shredded cheese
- Melt butter in a saucepan and saute diced onions and garlic until onions are translucent.
- Add chicken broth, heavy whipping cream, frozen broccoli, spices, and salt and pepper.
- Cook on medium for 5 minutes, then reduce and cook on low until broccoli is tender (approx 10 minutes).
- Turn stove off and remove from heat.
- Add cheddar cheese ¼ cup at a time and stir slowly. I would encourage you to use packaged grated cheese and add it slower than you think is necessary. When I have tried using freshly grated cheese it has always clumped up.
- Add Swiss cheese and stir until combined.
- Serve each bowl with shredded cheese and bacon on top.
Nutritional Information Based on MyFitnessPal App: (8 servings) Calories 460, Fat 36.2 grams, Protein 21.6 grams, carbs 4.9 grams – 1.8 fiber = 3.1 net carbs
For more Keto Recipes, check out my Keto Recipe Index.
What is pink salt
It is recommended that you use pink salt when you are following a keto lifestyle. It has many properties that are beneficial. http://amzn.to/2ucF9B3
I made this today and the cheese turned into one big lump
For best results, use pre-shredded cheese and add it way slower than you think is necessary.
I was so excited to try this recipe! Did it today, but the cheese clumped up and no matter what I did, it wouldn’t blend. And I added it slowly, as advised. Any advice? It mostly all stuck to the bottom of my pot.
For best results, use pre-shredded cheese and add it way slower than you think is necessary.
I mafe tjis and it was very liquid, how do yoy thicken it up?
Hi Char, it should be more liquidy than what you might be used to as it doesn’t contain flour or cornstarch (thickeners), which are both heavy laden with carbs.
Can you use a smidge of xanthum gum to thicken it a bit?
I’m sure you could. Let me know how it works. I may add it to the recipe next time I make it.
Ingredients are great, but the outcome is not. I added the cheese as slow as humanly possible, and still ended up with a slop of cheese, and a very messy pan. I am going to try and eat it, as I hate wasting this much, but I will not be it making again.
It really is not easy to melt cheese in soup. If you google how to melt cheese properly there are tons of different posts with even more suggestions (you are not alone in your experience). The first time I made it, the cheese seized up for me too. The next time I made it I made sure I used preshredded cheese, and melted it s l o w l y (slower than I thought possible) and it turned out beautifully.
I melted the cheese in some of the heavy cream in a separate pot. We use this same method to make cheese sauces for vegetables. The trick is to stir, constantly. I then added the cheese sauce to the main pot, it tasted delicious. Definitely a keeper for our family!
Fantastic! Thanks so much for the tip!
are you adding the bacon and extra cheese on top to your nutrient counts
No, I did not since each person would add different amounts and it’s optional. 🙂