The Best Instant Pot Cream Of Broccoli Soup With Cheese Recipe

This soup is one of the best soups ever. The best part is not only is it a good creamy soup, but it is also a super easy recipe to make. Learn how to whip up a pot of cream of broccoli soup with cheese in just a few minutes. It is sure to become a favorite soup.

While this cream of broccoli soup with cheese is an Instant Pot recipe, it can be made in any electric pressure cooker. It can also be made on the stove top, however, the cook time will take a little longer to get the vegetables soft enough to blend.

This instant pot broccoli cheese soup is great as a side dish or served as the main meal. A great option to serve it with is some nice thick crusty bread or in a bread bowl.

After you try this cream of broccoli soup, here are a few other soup recipes to try. As well as a few bread recipes that would go great with this soup.

• Homemade Zuppa Toscana Soup
• Low Carb Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Soup
• Pressure Cooker Chicken Soup – Made From Leftover Roasted Chicken
• Southwest Chicken Soup
• Easy Olive Bread Bread Machine Recipe
• Cheesy Garlic Breadsticks Recipe
• Homemade Garlic Bread

Ingredients Needed For This Easy Soup Recipe:

• 1 Cup Broccoli Florets, fresh broccoli or frozen
• 2 Cups Chicken Broth, or vegetable broth
• 1 Cup Carrots, chopped or use shredded carrots
• 8 oz Cream Cheese
• 2 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese, sharp cheddar is best
• 1 Small White Diced Onion

How To Make Instant Pot Cream Of Broccoli Soup:

Start by chopping the broccoli, onions, and carrots into small chunks. After you have them chopped add them to the bottom of the instant pot.

Next, add the broth and the block of cream cheese.

Put the lid on the Instant Pot and make sure it is locked. Turn the valve to seal. Push the manual pressure cook button, and set the timer for high pressure 4 minutes.

When beeps that it is done, open the valve to venting for quick release.

When pressure is released, remove the lid.

If you like a slightly chunky soup you can leave it as is. If you like creamer soup or have picky eaters, you can use an immersion blender to mix before adding the cheese.

Mix in the cheddar cheese. Make sure you stir well.

Turn the instant pot to the saute function. Then allow it to cook for about 3 minutes while making sure you keep a close eye on it and give it a stir every little bit.  You do not want it to boil or scorch.

Turn off the Instant Pot and serve immediately. It is great served with fresh bread or even in a bread bowl.

How To Store Leftover Soup:

If you happen to have any of this delicious soup leftover or if you want to make it ahead of time you can store it. You can either cool it to room temperature after cooking and then store it in an airtight container in the fridge.

Or you can also store it in an air-tight container and freeze it.

Then simply reheat or thaw and reheat when you are ready to use.

Do You Have To Use Carrots?

If you are not a fan of carrots or just do not have any on hand, they can be left out of this recipe. The soup will still have a great broccoli and cheese flavor without them.

I just like to use them as a great way to get in extra vegetables.

How Many Servings Will This Recipe Make?

It really depends on the size of servings you like. We figure this serves six normal-size servings. However, this recipe is super easy to double or even triple if you need to.

To do so, simply double or triple all ingredients.

Is This Soup Anything Like The Panera Bread Soup?

Very much so! While it is not an exact match, it is pretty close. It gets even closer if you use sharp cheddar cheese as well as a dash of black pepper.