Broccoli Cheddar Panini …plus Win SIGNED Pioneer Woman Holiday Cookbooks!

Name: Broccoli Cheddar Panini …plus Win SIGNED Pioneer Woman Holiday Cookbooks!
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 servings Small bread loaves for bowls (you can buy them in nice bakeries); 4 broccoli heads, cut into florets; 177 milliliters cooked, chopped broccoli florets; 4 Tbsps (1/2 stick) butter, at room temperature; 118 milliliters chicken broth; 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 79 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 473 milliliters half-and-half; 1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced; 12 servings Salt and pepper; 227 grams sharp cheddar, sliced; 710 milliliters shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, more for garnish; 8 slices sourdough or other rustic white bread, sliced from a dense bakery loaf; 946 milliliters whole milk

Broccoli Cheddar Panini …plus Win SIGNED Pioneer Woman Holiday Cookbooks! is a vegetarian main course. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains roughly 25g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 501 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 55 minutes. If you have milk, ground nutmeg, broccoli florets, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the half & half you could follow this main course with the Coconut Cream Pie Made With Half & Half as a dessert.

Instructions

In a large pot over medium heat, melt the butter, then add the onion, and stir it around to cook, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Butter

Onion

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Pot

Sprinkle the flour on top of the onion and use a whisk to work in the flour. Once it’s combined, cook the onion-flour mixture for 2 to 3 minutes.

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All Purpose Flour

Onion

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Whisk

Add the milk and half and half, whisking constantly until combined.

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Half And Half

Milk

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Whisk

Sprinkle in the salt, pepper, and nutmeg.

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Nutmeg

Pepper

Salt

Add the broccoli florets and stir them into the soup. Cover the pot and reduce the heat to low, then simmer the soup untilit’s thickened and the broccoli is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.Stir in the chicken broth and check the consistency. The soup should be thick, but if it still seems too thick, splash in a little more broth.Then throw in the cheese! Stir it in until it’s melted, taste and adjust the seasonings . . . and get ready to serve it up.At an angle, cut off the top third of the bread.

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Broccoli

Broth

Seasoning

Cheese

Bread

Soup

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Pot

Remove the “lid”. Tear out chunks of bread, leaving a ½-inch rim around the crust. (Save the bread in a plastic storage bag for another use.)Ladle in the thick, yummy soup and top it with more shredded cheese.

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Shredded Cheese

Bread

Soup

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Ladle