You’re really only technically eating a vegetable with broccoli cheddar soup — it is insistently not health food, but a giant middle finger to whoever invented the four food groups. It is a “you sure about that?” to the likes of President George HW Bush, who famously and controversially banned broccoli from Air Force One. Plus, we get to the bottom of broccoli vs broccoli rabe vs broccolini, and a broccoli dish to impress.

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Broccoli Cheddar Soup (<a href="https://www.seriouseats.com/broccoli-cheddar-cheese-soup-food-lab-recipe">Serious Eats</a>)
Broccoli Cheddar Soup (<a href="https://smittenkitchen.com/2015/09/broccoli-cheddar-soup/">Smitten Kitchen</a>)

The Recipe with Kenji and Deb

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Broccoli Cheddar Soup (and something just as money, with Nigel Poor & Earlonne Woods)

MAR 17, 202535 MIN
The Recipe with Kenji and Deb

Broccoli Cheddar Soup (and something just as money, with Nigel Poor & Earlonne Woods)

MAR 17, 202535 MIN

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You’re really only technically eating a vegetable with broccoli cheddar soup — it is insistently not health food, but a giant middle finger to whoever invented the four food groups. It is a “you sure about that?” to the likes of President George HW Bush, who famously and controversially banned broccoli from Air Force One. Plus, we get to the bottom of broccoli vs broccoli rabe vs broccolini, and a broccoli dish to impress.

Recipes Mentioned:


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