Cheesy Broccoli Soup

Abandoned Edibles
broccoli, carrots
*BONUS* leftover AEs: broccoli slaw, garlic jack cheese, & béchamel sauce from yesterday (additional ingredients: onion, chicken soup base, cheddar cheese, garlic powder, potatoes, spices, etc.)

What I did: our refrigerator is inundated with broccoli and carrot products! I mean, daaaamn gina, we have an entire drawer full of carrots, broccoli, and broccoli slaw (which consists of--you guessed it--broccoli and carrots). I wasn't very motivated this morning, so I decided the best thing to do would be to throw everything in a pot and make some cheesy broccoli soup. I chopped up the slaw into itty bitty pieces, cut up all my veggies, and threw it on the stove with some soup base. The béchamel and garlic jack cheese (along with the potatoes & cheddar) acted as a wonderful thickener. Super easy to make!



The Verdict
Tasty and easy (I could make an immature sexual reference here, but I'll refrain!) Not exactly creative, but this soup DID get rid of my broccoli and carrot infestation, so I suppose that counts for something. One note I will make, however: that damn broccoli slaw took forever to get tender! I'm not sure how I feel about that shit. I still have a bag in the freezer, and I'm thinking I'll definitely be throwing that in an egg roll mixture sometime in the near future. And if THAT doesn't work...broccoli slaw, you are dead to me!

Taste: 7
Creativity: 4
Appearance: 6

Improvements for next time: more cheese! I didn't have enough cheddar.