We made one of our favorite soups allergy friendly! Our dairy free Broccoli Cheese Soup is also gluten free and soy free and has an easy vegan option. This soup tastes amazing with chopped bacon added to it as well! When you eat dairy free, there are just some foods that you really miss and that aren’t available much of anywhere and sometimes hard to make on your own. Broccoli cheese soup is one of those foods for us! I’ve been dairy free for years, but just now have gotten around to making a great dairy free version of broccoli cheddar soup! I was trying to come up with dinner one night and my daughter suggested it. It was pretty quick to make (about 30 minutes), used basic ingredients we already had in the house, and everyone loved it. Our version of broccoli cheese soup is dairy free and gluten free, but still thick and creamy, and is amazing on a cold night with some warm allergy friendly bread (Kim and Jake’s bread would be perfect!). Our dairy free broccoli cheddar soup is:
How to make dairy free broccoli cheese soupWhile this soup has several steps, it comes together in about 30 minutes and isn’t very hard to make. Here are the steps for making this recipe (the recipe card is at the end of the post):
While the broccoli is cooking, start making the soup base:
Serve this broccoli cheddar soup hot with a sprinkle of dairy free cheese on top and allergy friendly bread (toasted rolls are great with this!). The first time we tested this recipe, we added some chopped bacon to our broccoli soup and it was incredible! If you’re not vegan, I highly recommend adding some chopped nitrate-free bacon to this soup for a extra flavor and protein. It’s amazing!! Tips for making our dairy free broccoli cheddar soupAnother reason we recommend stirring this regularly is that, like many foods that are thickened with cornstarch, it will form a kind of skin on top of the soup that you’ll want to keep whisked in before it gets too thick. This is totally normal, and very common for foods thickened with cornstarch (like homemade pudding). If you don’t stir this in regularly it can create lumps when you do finally stir it in after a while. Even as it’s cooling, it’s a good idea to give it a stir regularly to help with this. We tried this recipe with both Daiya dairy free cheddar and the Follow Your Heart shreds and they both worked great! For this recipe, use whatever dairy free cheddar cheese you prefer. The cheddar (along with the nutritional yeast) gives this dairy free broccoli cheese soup that nice golden color. If you’ve been around our blog a bit, you might notice that we use cajun or Creole seasoning in pretty much everything as an all-purpose seasoning. We use Tony Chachere’s, but this brand has a wheat cross contamination warning, so if you have celiac disease, pick a brand that is made in a dedicated gluten free facility such as A Cajun Life brand. Serve our allergy friendly broccoli cheddar soup with some of our cracker or bread recipes:
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 343mg | Potassium: 405mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 407IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 2mg Share a photo on Instagram and tag us @TheFitCookie! Sarah Jane Parker is the founder, recipe creator, and photographer behind The Fit Cookie. She’s a food allergy mom and healthy living blogger based in Wyoming. Sarah is also an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, ACE Certified Health Coach, Revolution Running certified running coach, and an ACE Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist |