Broccoli Cheddar Soup. This easy broccoli cheese soup is perfect for a chilly day when you need to warm up! Grab your instant pot and get this easy instant pot Broccoli Cheddar Soup on the table for dinner quick and easy!
Insta pot Broccoli and Cheddar Soup
When it starts getting cold soup becomes my go to for dinner, it is easy, filling and gets us toasty warm from the inside. I don’t have time to stand over the stove cooking for a long time so every soup recipe we make on a regular basis has to be easy peasy, just like this easy broccoli cheddar soup recipe.
In case you have not noticed, all the recipes we share are geared for families who have a low carb eater/keto eater and those in the house with them who are not. We aim for our recipes to be ones that will be enjoyed by the whole family while making a meal that fits on plan with the low carb and keto way of eating.
If you are looking for an amazing keto soup that the whole family will love, including those nonketoers, then you are going to love making this Instant Pot Broccoli Cheddar Soup!
This Instant Pot Keto Broccoli Cheddar Soup is the perfect meal to make everyone happy! Plus you can’t beat that it is cooked in the instant pot, which makes it a super quick meal to get on the table at dinner time!
How to Serve Broccoli Cheddar Soup
When I make this soup for our family dinner, I eat the soup and sometimes a small salad it fills me. I then also make rolls like these garlic cheddar rolls for the rest of my family. They enjoy their carbs and I enjoy my low carb meal. It is a total win win.
Sometimes if I am wanting to change up the flavor of the soup a little bit I cook a few pieces of bacon for us to sprinkle on top of the broccoli cheddar soup after I put it in the bowls to serve.
You can also make somme bread bowls and serve this soup in a bread bowl to make things a little bit more fancy.
Are carrots low carb?
Carrots are not a low carb veggie specifically as there are 6 grams of carbs in a medium carrot and 3 grams of sugar, but since carrots also provide 1.5 grams of fiber you are only getting 4.5 net carbs per medium carrot. For me I am OK with having 4.5 net carbs in the WHOLE pot of this broccoli cheddar soup. If that is not ok with you while you are sticking to a Keto and Low Carb diet, then just omit the carrot.
Homemade or Store bough Chicken Broth?
I like to have homemade chicken broth on hand in the freezer as much as I can. However if I am running short on time to make some or I do not have any on hand then I will use store bought chicken broth. Either one will work with this cheddar broccoli soup.
Broccoli Cheddar Soup Ingredients
- fresh broccoli
- carrot
- minced fresh garlic
- cream cheese
- cheddar cheese
- chicken broth
How to make Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Wash your broccoli and then cut the broccoli into florets.
Place the broccoli, carrot, garlic, chicken broth, and cream cheese into the instant pot.
Place the lid on and with the vent closed pressure cook for 5 minutes at high pressure, immediately followed by a manual pressure release.
Remove the lid and turn the pot to saute low.
Stir in the cheddar cheese then let the soup simmer for an additional 5-10 minutes to help melt any lumps of cream cheese.
Looking for more soup recipes? Check these out!
- Chicken Noodle Soup
- French Onion Soup
- Cheeseburger Soup
- Loaded Cauliflower Soup
- Low Carb Taco Soup
- Bacon Cheddar Cauliflower Soup
- Chicken Bacon Ranch Soup
Broccoli Cheddar soup
Ingredients
- 4 cups broccoli
- 1 medium carrot shredded
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 8 ounce cream cheese
- 3 cups cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
- Wash your broccoli and then cut the broccoli into florets.
- Place the broccoli, carrot, garlic, chicken broth, and cream cheese into the instant pot.
- Place the lid on and with the vent closed pressure cook for 5 minutes at high pressure, immediately followed by a manual pressure release.
- Remove the lid and turn the pot to saute low.
- Stir in the cheddar cheese then let the soup simmer for an additional 5-10 minutes to help melt any lumps of cream cheese.
2 WeightWatchers SmartPoints on the Freestyle Program when you use fat-free cream cheese and fat-free cheddar cheese.
Comments & Reviews
Meghan Buchman says
How would you adapt it for crockpot? Or pressure cooker? I guess with the pressure cooker you just set it til it tells you when it’s done.
Sherry says
Thanks for asking, I was wondering the same thing! I have crock pots and was even given a pressure cooker about 10 yrs ago that I’ve haven’t used yet but don’t own one of those new fangled instant pots.
Lisa says
That looks amazing!