Easy Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup

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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!

Making Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup

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. 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. 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.

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.

Other Recipes that Use the Mother Mix

The Mother Mix is your shortcut to making a wide variety of creamy or cheesy plant-based recipes. Use it on its own to make a simple dairy-free or vegan cream sauce or as a base for a dip. The Mother Mix is an all-natural, gluten-free dry mix that you can make in minutes and then store in your pantry so it’s ready when you are to make some delicious comfort food.

Here’s an alphabetical list of all the recipes that you can make with the Mother Mix. Some of the recipes are on the site, while others are available in our free ebook.

• Acorn Squash Mac and Cheese (Dairy-Free, Vegan) – in free ebook.
• Broccoli Cheese Soup (Dairy-Free, Vegan)
• Sauced-Up Roasted Cauliflower (Dairy-Free, Vegan)
• Crazy Easy Vegan Queso (Dairy-Free, Vegan)
• Corn Chowder (Dairy-Free, Vegan) – in free ebook.
• Cream of Mushroom Soup (Dairy-Free, Vegan) – in free ebook.
• Dairy-Free Green Bean Casserole
• French Onion Dip (Dairy-Free, Vegan) – in free ebook.
• Green Pasta Sauce (Vegan, Vegetarian, and Meat versions)
• Hot Spinach Dip (Dairy-Free, Vegan)
• Mexican Corn Chip Casserole (Vegan with jackfruit, or with Chicken)
• Mexican Stuffed Peppers (Vegan, Vegetarian, and Meat versions)
• Mushroom Tetrazzini (Dairy-Free, Vegan) – in free ebook.
• Refried Bean Quesadillas (Dairy-Free, Vegan) – in free ebook.
• Savoury Vegan Cheesecake (Dairy-Free, Vegan)
• Scalloped Potatoes (Dairy-Free, Vegan)
• Veggie Pot Pie (Dairy-Free, Vegan)
• Zucchini Fritters (Vegan)

Cooking for Mixed Groups

This soup is 100% plant-based. If you’re a vegetarian or eating with someone who is, the soup is delicious garnished with dairy cheese.

Printable Recipe Card

Easy Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup

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.

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Course: dinner, lunch, side

Cuisine: American

Keyword: broccoli cheese soup, cheese and broccoli soup, easy vegan broccoli cheese soup, mother mix, vegan broccoli cheese soup

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 212kcal

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

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