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Hey, hi! So is anyone else in full on fall mode, or what?
Granted, I know a lot of you are really just starting to see the first signs of fall, but over on my mountain, it’s been fall for at least a month and I have totally been embracing it! I am talking apple picking, Halloween movie watching, and holiday planning…yes, I am slightly ahead of things on that one, but I kind of have to be!
Oddly, I’m actually in Florida today, where the high is set to be eighty-eighty degrees. Totally not fall weather, but visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is kind of the best thing ever. More on our trip later in the week, today we have broccoli cheddar chicken and dumpling soup to talk about!
PS. if you guys want to follow along with me at Harry Potter World make sure to check out my Instagram and snapchat! We’re doing some seriously fun things today!! Can you say chocolate frogs and butterbeer? Yes, please!
So, do any of you guys ever go to Panera Bread and order the Broccoli Cheddar Soup served in the bread bowl?
I feel like I’ve talked about this before, but that soup used to be my favorite, and whenever mom would take me shopping on grey, late fall weekends in Ohio we would stop in at Panera bread for lunch. I’d either get the broccoli cheddar soup or the chicken noodle soup. I had to beg mom for the bread bowl, since it was a little bit more pricey, but she usually caved in.
SO delish and honestly one of my favorite fall foods, pretty sure it’s moms too. Oh, and I heard that Asher just had her first soup and bread bowl experience and absolutely LOVED it! So I guess it’s unanimous, the girls in this fam all have a common favorite fall comfort food (let’s be honest here though, soup in a bread bowl is great any time of year).
Unfortunately there aren’t any Panera Bread locations where we live now, I’m sure there must be some in Denver, but that’s an hour and a half away. Fortunately, I’ve come up with my own version.
YES.
I’ve actually made quite a few versions over the years…
Example One: Broccoli Cheddar Soup with Fried Cheese Curds
Example Two: Flakey Broccoli Cheddar Soup Mini Pies
Example Three: Curried Butternut Squash Broccoli Cheddar and Goat Cheese Soup
Ahh yeah, so basically a new broccoli cheddar recipe every fall. It’s cool though cause we all love this combo, right?
Alright, so here’s the deal with this dumpling soup. It’s a mash-up of chicken and dumpling soup + broccoli cheddar soup and it’s a wonderful marriage of cozy flavors. Think about it this way, creamy chicken and dumpling soup, but with broccoli and tons of cheddar cheese. Like tons! 🙂
AND there’s even a little parmesan cheese mixed into the dumpling batter. It is PERFECTION… and perfectly easy too! Warm and cozy soup for the first week of October, can you say Monday dinner done right??
It’s a must make! 🙂
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Sooo? Dinner? Tonight? Yes, let’s!
Yummy!!!! Comfort food indeed! This one turned out perfect!!! Thank you Tieghan!
Thank you! I am so glad you loved this! xTieghan
This was fantastic! Definitely a new go-to recipe 🙂
Thank you so much Elizabeth! I am so glad you loved this! xTieghan
Officially soup Monday’s at our house! Made this tonight! SO good! SO filling! And everyone ate it! Win all the way around!
A great way to improve Mondays! I am so glad you enjoyed this soup, Kristen! Thank you!
Ten times better than Panera Bread! Even with 2% milk instead of whole milk. The nutmeg and Thyme made it especially tasty. And the apple cider was a nice addition. So often soups like this are made with just a few plain ingredients, but you took it up a few notches and made it magnificent.
So glad you loved this!! Thank you so much Diane!
This soup is SO good! It’s a little time consuming for a weeknight meal, but so worth it. I’ll definitely be making this again! (Soon!)
So happy to hear that! Thank you Kelsey!
Made this for a few friends that came over last night and everyone raved about it. It was absolutely scrumptious, great recipe
That is so great! Thanks!
Hi, this looks amazing! If I wanted to make it vegetarian, can I just leave the chicken out or do I have to increase/decrease something else, too? (also changing chicken broth for veggie broth, of course 🙂 )
Thanks!
Hi! I think you can just leave the chicken out. Should be great! Please let me know if you have any other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thank you! 🙂
Thanks!
What is the whole milk for in the recipe?
Hi Jen, it creates a creamy soup. Let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love the recipe! Thank you!
Will using chicken broth instead of the apple cider make a big difference in flavor? I always like to follow a recipe the first time I make it, but don’t usually have apple cider on hand (assuming you did not mean apple cider vinegar, which is something that I do have).
Hey tieghan, do yoy ever have any issues with the cheese melting? Tried making this awhile back and it took like 10+ mins of whisking for my cheese to melt and even then it was pretty clumpy, such a disappointment! I want to try again though and would love any tips. A friend of mine told me to toss my shredded cheese with cornstarch first to prevent clumping, do you think that would help? And yes, I shred it fresh, I hate buying pre-shredded cheese lol.
Hey Jessica, I have not, but sometimes cheeses can be tricky to melt if it’s a harder cheddar. Tossing the cheese in a tablespoon of flour will help it melt together smoother, so I would try that and make sure to get a melty, soft cheddar. SO SORRY for any trouble. Please let me know if you have other question. Hope this helps!
Made this tonight, it passed the family’s taste testers! Reminded me of another broccoli cheddar soup similar to Panera’s…but with chicken and coveted dumplings! Yum! Thanks again for yet ANOTHER excellent recipe!
Ah so happy the family got to taste test! Sounded like it went over well (:
Thanks Sherry!
I have had this bookmarked for months and finally made it tonight. My family is OBSESSED and it is totally warming us up after a rainy/foggy day. Thank you Tieghan!!
Awh yay! thanks so much!!
Hi! I was just curious what I could sub for the apple cider?
Hey Jessica! Just use chicken broth. Let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this!
Hi Tieghan!! This recipe is
awesome! I made it last night for my Halloween party, and everyone loved it! Thanks! I love Dutch Babies and I found your Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll one! OMG! I will be making it soon!
Hi- I am currently making this and I see in the instructions that I am to add salt to the flour and baking powder to make the dumplings. I don’t see an amount for salt in the recipe, however. Can you clarify? (I’ll just make an educated guess for now…)
Hey tara, it is just a pinch of salt, so around 1/4 teaspoon. Hope you love this an let me know of you have any other questions. Thanks!