Three Pound Broccoli Cheese Soup

Last night, I came up with a DELICIOUS recipe for broccoli cheese soup. So good that the kids and Chris all went, "Mmmm mmmm!," with every single bite. I told Chris that was the most beautiful sound in the world, to hear the kids actually enjoying dinner for a change. He insisted that I stop eating and write down everything that I'd done, so that I could make it the same way again.

I'm calling it Three Pound Broccoli Cheese Soup because it has three pounds of cheese in it, and yes, you'll gain at least three pounds for every mouth watering bite you take. But it will be SO worth it, I swear. Here you go...my soon to be world-famous, artery-clogging...

Three Pound Broccoli Cheese Soup!**

1 box of chicken broth
3 or 4 heads of broccoli
3 lbs of cheese, at least 1/2 being sharp cheddar*
2 tbs of butter
1 cup of half & half
1 tsp of corn starch mixed with 2 tsp of hot water

Put broccoli and chicken broth in a large saucepan, set timer for 15 minutes, and bring to a boil. When timer goes off, carefully use an immersion blender to chop up the broccoli, leaving all of the broth in the pan as well. Add the cheese, butter, and corn starch and stir until all the cheese is melted and combined. Add the half & half and heat the soup back up. Serve and ENJOY!

Serves 8-10 people, depending on what kind of gluttons you're serving.

*I used 2 lbs of sharp cheddar, and added a bag of Kraft's 4 cheese casserole melt because the soup was a little thin. I think it would have been even better with all sharp cheddar!

**Sure, this could easily be made far healthier by using less cheese, low-fat cheese, and skim milk. But instead, I recommend making the luscious version as a rare treat. Then again, that's probably why I'm fat.