Broccoli Cheese Soup with Cheddar Bobbers

This is a recipe found in Pillsbury.com/recipes.  Just follow any link to see the original page.  Broccoli is my personal favorite and something I eat often plus in the winter weather there is nothing more comforting than a good homemade soup.  If you love cheese and broccoli you are sure to love this simple recipe for making your own soup.  So...what is a Cheddar Bobber you ask?  Just some really yummy cheezy biscuits to eat with your soup.  That what!  There is no calorie information with this one but the creamy part of the soup is 3 cups of whole milk.  So, milk and cheese add calories but these are nutritious foods, not to mention the broccoli and onions.  What's not to love?  Enjoy!

Ingredients

1

can (10.2 oz) Pillsbury™ Grands!™ refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (5 biscuits) 

2

cups shredded medium Cheddar cheese (8 oz) 

1/4

cup butter

2

cups diced onions (2 large) 

1/4

cup all-purpose flour

3

cups whole milk

1

bag (12 oz) frozen chopped broccoli

Directions

• 1Heat oven to 350°F. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Separate dough into 5 biscuits. Separate each biscuit into 2 layers, then press each to form 4-inch round.
• 2For each bobber, place 1 tablespoon cheese in center of 1 round. Pull up dough around cheese, and pinch to seal. Place bobbers seam side up 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until golden brown.
• 3Meanwhile, in 5-quart Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onions and 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook 4 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until browned. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, 1 to 2 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 4Slowly stream in milk, stirring constantly. Heat to simmering; reduce heat and cook 5 minutes longer, stirring frequently, until milk has thickened.
• 5Turn off heat; add remaining cheese. Stir to melt cheese.
• 6Meanwhile, make broccoli as directed on bag. Stir broccoli into soup. Divide soup among 4 large bowls. Serve each with 2 or 3 bobbers.

*PS:  Eating 2 or 3 bobbers is a bit excessive if you are watching calorie intake.  One is satisfying.  Also, I only drink 2% milk which works here but the liquid will not be as dense as this.