Jessie's Broccoli Cheese Soup

3/4 tsp. liquid smoke
1/4 lb. butter or margarine
3/4 cup flour
1 pint half and half
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 bunches broccoli tops
2-1/2 qt. boiling water
1 lg. onion, minced
12 oz. Cheeze Whiz
6 carrots, thinly sliced
8 chicken bullion cubes

Directions:

Sauté onions and carrots in butter or margarine in a fry pan until tender. Add flour to make a roux. Add the bullion cubes to the boiling water. Add the roux to the water. Use a wire wisk stirring until smooth. Add the Cheeze Whiz, half and half, liquid smoke, salt and pepper. Simmer on low, stirring often for about 20 minutes. Add broccoli tops and cook until tender, about another 25 minutes.

Comments from Jessie O\'Brien :

This soup is very good and even tastes better the second day after it thickens!

User Reviews:

Another excellent cheese soup not quite as good as the beer cheese soup but it is still very tasty.

Submitted by matthew brice on November 02, 2000

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