Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Ingredients:-

• Chicken broth 4 cup.
• Chopped onion 1.
• Carrot 1 cut in pieces.
• Unsalted butter 1 cup.
• All purpose flour 3/4 cup.
• Bay leaves 2.
• Grated nutmeg 1/4 tea spoon.
• Broccoli florets 4 cup.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground pepper 1 tea spoon.
• Sourdough bread bowl(in loves)  4 by 7 inch.
• Grated white and yellow cheddar cheese 3 cup.

How to make:-

1. Take a large pan and heat the butter.
2. Add onion and fry for 5 minutes.
3. Stir in the flour and cook for 4 minutes.
4. Add the chicken broth,bay leaves,nutmeg,salt and pepper and bring to simmer.
5. Reduce the heat and cook for 20 minutes until it thick.
6. For prepare the bread bowls with a sharp knife cut a circle into the top of each loaf leaving 1 inch border all around
7. Remove the bread top and hollow out the middle with a fork,leaving a thick bread shell.
8. Add the carrot and broccoli in the broth mixture and cook on low heat until it tender.
9. Discard the bay leaves.
10. Pour the soup in the pot an immersion blender.
11. Add the cheese in the soup and whisk over medium heat until melted.
12. Add 3/4 cup water if the soup is so thick.
13. Ladle into the bread bowls and garnish with cheese.