Topdown view of Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup garnished with vegan cheese
February 22, 2024

Easy Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup

February 22, 2024

Easy Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup

Topdown view of Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup garnished with vegan cheese

This gluten-free, vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup recipe is ridiculously easy: you steam the broccoli, make the cheese sauce using the Mother Mix along with some extra nutritional yeast, and then blitz the sauce and the broccoli together in the blender. That’s it! If you don’t have Mother Mix, we’ve provided instructions for using the equivalent ingredients. It’s still very fast!

About the Mother Mix

The Mother Mix is an all-natural, gluten-free dry mix that you can make in minutes and store in your pantry. 


Use it to jumpstart over 16 different creamy and cheesy plant-based recipes - from Spinach Dip to Scalloped Potatoes and Veggie Pot Pie.


You can also use it on its own -- just add water, blend, and heat -- to make a simple vegan cream sauce, delish over roasted veggies! 

About the Mother Mix

Measuring cup heaped full with the Mother Mix, made from almond flour, nutritional yeast, tapioca starch, and salt

The Mother Mix is an all-natural, gluten-free dry mix that you can make in minutes and store in your pantry. 


Use it to jumpstart over 16 different creamy and cheesy plant-based recipes - from Spinach Dip to Scalloped Potatoes and Veggie Pot Pie.


You can also use it on its own -- just add water, blend, and heat -- to make a simple vegan cream sauce, delish over roasted veggies! 

Making Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup

  1. 1
    Start by chopping the broccoli into even-sized pieces and then steaming it in a large pot for about 10 minutes until it’s tender.
  2. 2
    While your broccoli is steaming, make the sauce. If you have Mother Mix on hand, this is just a matter of adding water and nutritional yeast to the mix, blending it, and then cooking it for a few minutes. If you don’t have the mix made, you can readily use the equivalent ingredients: almond flour, nutritional yeast, tapioca starch, and salt. See the Printable Recipe Card for the amounts
  3. 3
    Once your broccoli is steamed and your cheese sauce is ready, you put them in the blender and blitz until you reach your desired level of creaminess. If necessary, you can thin it out with a little milk or water.
  4. 4
    Serve your soup as is, or garnish with a big handful of your favourite plant-based cheese, or dairy-cheese, if you’re not vegan.
This soup is made from 100% plants. If you’re a vegetarian or eating with someone who is, it's delicious garnished with dairy cheese.
Pin for Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup, with plant-based cheese garnishing the soup in a white bowl, against a pink background

Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup

Recipe Card

Easy Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
This vegan and gluten-free Broccoli Cheese Soup is warm, hearty, and ready in minutes. Just steam the broccoli, blitz up the cheese sauce and blend together. It's just that simple.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 212 kcal
Author Sylvia Eastman

Ingredients

  • 4 cups broccoli, chopped
  • 1 cup Mother Mix + 1 1/2 cups water (See Recipe Instructions for link)
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast (Add more to taste)
  • milk of choice, optionally, to thin the soup

Optionally, if you don't have the Mother Mix:

  • 3/4 cup almond flour {also called almond meal, or ground blanched almonds}
  • 1 1/2 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons tapioca starch
  • 4 tablespoons nutritional yeast (Add more to taste)
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

Optionally, for serving

  • shredded cheese, of choice
  • more nutritional yeast
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • In a large pot, steam the broccoli for about 10 minutes or until tender.
  • Make the cheese sauce, by combining the Mother Mix, additional nutritional yeast, and water OR the individual ingredients, in the blender.
    Blend on high for one minute.
    Transfer to a small saucepan and cook and stir over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until cheese sauce is thick and stretchy. 
  • Put the steamed broccoli and cheese sauce in your blender and blend until it reaches your desired level of creaminess. If necessary, thin it out with a little milk or water.
    Taste and add salt and pepper as desired.
  • Optionally, garnish with a handful of shredded cheese of your choice, or some additional nutritional yeast.

Notes

Storage and Reheating

You can store the soup in the fridge for 2-3 days. Reheat it over low to medium heat, stirring to remove any thickened or curdled looking bits. 

Using Frozen Broccoli

We haven't tested this yet, but frozen broccoli would probably work fine for this recipe. Just follow the cooking directions on your package, and then combine it with the cheese sauce. 

About the Mother Mix

The Mother Mix gives you a jumpstart on a number of recipes on this site. It's vegan and gluten-free and made from all-natural ingredients. You can find the recipe for this awesome pantry staple here. 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 471mg | Potassium: 513mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 567IU | Vitamin C: 81mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 2mg

Courses, Cuisines, and Keywords

Course
dinner, lunch, side
Cuisine
American
Keywords
broccoli cheese soup
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cheese and broccoli soup
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easy vegan broccoli cheese soup
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mother mix
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vegan broccoli cheese soup

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  1. I can’t stop! I made this again for dinner tonight. This time it was a broc-cauli combo. Cruciferous Chowder? Brassica Bisque? The easy factor is awesome. You don’t even need a ladle – just pour from the blender!

    1. Hi Michelle – I’m sorry, I haven’t tried other options for this recipe. If you can find another nut flour that might work though. Let me know if you try it.

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