You can’t go wrong with a flavorful bowl of Keto Broccoli Cheddar Soup! This classic soup is packed with cheesy flavor and healthy vegetables.
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If your happy place is a cozy bowl of soup, this recipe is for you! Broccoli Cheddar Soup has always been one of my favorites, and it’s such an easy recipe to turn low carb. I hope you love this recipe as much as I do!
Why You’ll Love This Keto Broccoli Cheddar Soup 🥦🧀
- It has a rich and creamy texture. This soup is pure cheesy goodness! Velvety and indulgent, it’s the ultimate comfort food and will easily fit into your low carb lifestyle.
- Each generous bowl contains only 8g net carbs – and plenty of vegetables too! Low in carbs? ✅ Healthy vegetables? ✅ Amazing flavor? ✅ This soup checks all the boxes.
- It’s ready in just about 35 minutes. Short on time? This soup comes together fast and keeps you full and energized without the post-meal slump. It’s a total win!
Ingredients Needed to Make This Keto Broccoli and Cheese Soup Recipe
Ingredient quantities for this homemade cheese soup are located in the recipe card at the end of the post.
- Butter
- Onion
- Garlic
- Heavy whipping cream
- Chicken broth
- Carrot
- Dijon mustard
- Salt
- Pepper
- Broccoli florets
- Cheddar cheese (freshly shredded, not pre-shredded)
- Xanthan gum (optional; to thicken the soup)
Tips for Making Keto Broccoli Cheddar Soup
These are just a few quick tips for making the low carb cheese soup. For the recipe in detail, scroll to the recipe card at the end of the post.
🥦 Tip 1: Feel free to chop your broccoli into tiny pieces. I like larger broccoli florets in my soup, but some people prefer to chop the broccoli into smaller pieces so it’s more distributed throughout the soup. If you do this, you won’t need to cook the soup as long at Step 4 since the smaller pieces will cook faster.
🧀 Tip 2: Make sure to use freshly shredded cheddar cheese. If you use cheese that has been pre-shredded, the cheese will become clumpy in the soup (due to anti-caking agents).
🥦 Tip 3: Optionally add xanthan gum to thicken the soup. If you prefer a thick broccoli cheddar soup (like a lot of restaurants serve), stir in xanthan gum as directed in the recipe. This is a carb-free way to thicken your soup! (Note: I prefer my soup slightly on the brothy side, so these photos do not show the soup with xanthan gum added.)
🧀 Tip 4: When reheating this soup, do it slowly. Reheat “low and slow” on the stovetop, or reheat it in short bursts in the microwave, making sure to stir frequently. The cheese is prone to separation when reheating, so this process will preserve the original texture.
More Broccoli Recipe Ideas
- If you’re a broccoli fan, you will love this family-friendly low carb chicken broccoli casserole! Adults and children alike enjoy this delicious dish.
- Add broccoli to these delicious low carb Alfredo chicken and broccoli recipe and this sensational low carb chicken Alfredo soup recipe. Make either of these for guests and family and you will get some serious compliments!
- Make a delicious easy low carb broccoli salad recipe one of your picnic food ideas, or add it to your Thanksgiving food ideas list. Your guests and family will love it!
- For an excellent weekly dinner idea, this chicken and broccoli and cauliflower rice casserole has wonderful flavors that come together for a very healthy dinner!
- Fire up your oven and make this sheet pan chicken and veggies recipe as your main course, or if you need a side dish make this oven-roasted vegetables for family dinners and holiday gatherings! Both recipes utilize low carb vegetables that are perfect for healthy eating.
Nutrition Facts for This Easy Broccoli Cheese Soup Recipe
Per serving (6 total servings):
- 397 calories
- 35g fat
- 13g protein
- 8g net carbs
More Keto Soup Recipes
- Make our hugely popular low carb chili recipe for chili cookoffs and as a primary game day football food! If you need to add some protein to the mix try our keto turkey chili. Both recipes utilize our fabulous chili seasoning mix.
- Or, you can change things up a bit by making our keto white chili and watch heads explode as to how delicious it is!
- Enjoy this low carb cabbage soup during the cold season. And you can amplify the flavor by making cabbage soup with ground beef!
- Combine some of your favorite veggies in this low carb vegetable soup! Again, add more flavor to the mix with this keto vegetable beef soup.
- Our keto chicken soup is delicious and brings all of the wonderful flavors you love without the high carbs!
- This easy low carb enchilada soup captures the flavor of enchiladas with none of the carbs!
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Keto Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 carrot finely chopped or grated
- 1/2 tsp dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp salt or more to taste
- 1/2 tsp pepper or more to taste
- 4 cups broccoli florets
- 8 oz cheddar cheese freshly grated
- 1/3 tsp xanthan gum optional; to thicken
Instructions
- Over medium-low heat, melt butter in a pot or dutch oven. Add onion and saute for 3-5 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute for 3 additional minutes.
- Then add heavy whipping cream, chicken broth, carrot, dijon mustard, salt, and pepper, and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add broccoli and cook for 12-15 minutes until broccoli has reached your desired tenderness.
- Turn heat down to low and slowly stir in cheddar cheese until it is fully melted. If you would like to thicken the soup, sprinkle xanthan gum evenly over surface of soup and whisk until soup begins to thicken.
- Remove from heat, season with additional salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutrition facts are included as a courtesy only. They are accurate to the best of our knowledge based on the ingredients and brands used, but their accuracy is not guaranteed. If applicable, sugar alcohols have already been removed from the total carb count.
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