Non-dairy Broccoli "Cheese" Soup garnished with chopped chives on a marble background

Broccoli “Cheese” Soup

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This Broccoli “Cheese” Soup is an AIP/Paleo version of the classic. It is thick and creamy without any dairy at all!

Non-dairy Broccoli "Cheese" Soup garnished with chopped chives on a marble background
Broccoli “Cheese” Soup (AIP/Paleo)
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We are in full-on soup mode, and I couldn’t be happier. Soup and fall just go together, don’t they? 🍂 Luckily for us, soup is an excellent way for us to get a bunch of nutrients in a hurry!

Do you ever miss a really thick broccoli cheese soup? I thought I wouldn’t be able to have it again. You know, because cheese. But then I learned about a magical little ingredient called large flake nutritional yeast. (For those sensitive to yeast, this yeast is inactive.) It tastes like cheese! Well, now a whole new world of possibilities opened up in my recipe development!

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Broccoli “Cheese” Soup (AIP/Paleo)

To get the creamy cheese effect in this soup, I have blended some vegetables with nutritional yeast. Voilà! You can use a regular blender, but I find it easier and less messy to use an immersion blender.

This soup is quite hearty and really doesn’t need anything with it. In case you need a crunchy something on the side, though, my Cassava Lavosh Crackers are a nice accompaniment.

Happy soup season! Happy fall!

💗,

Wendi

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Broccoli “Cheese” Soup

Recipe by Wendi’s AIP Kitchen – http://www.wendisaipkitchen.com Course: Soups, MainCuisine: AIP, PaleoDifficulty: Medium
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

25

minutes

This Broccoli “Cheese” Soup is an AIP/Paleo version of the classic. It is thick and creamy without any dairy at all!

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup + 2 TBSP (divided) coconut oil or avocado oil

  • 2 cup chopped white sweet potatoes

  • 1 cup bone broth

  • 1 cup coconut milk

  • 1/4 cup large flake nutritional yeast

  • 1 TBSP apple cider vinegar

  • 1 tsp garlic powder

  • 2 tsp sea salt

  • 1/4 tsp turmeric

  • 1/2 cup finely chopped onion

  • 1/2 cup grated carrot

  • 2 cups finely chopped fresh broccoli

  • chopped chives for garnish

Directions

  • In a large pot, heat 1/4 cup oil over medium low heat. Add white sweet potatoes and stir. Cover. Sweat the potatoes, stirring occasionally, for 7 minutes, or until they are very soft.
  • Add broth, coconut milk, nutritional yeast, vinegar, garlic powder, salt and turmeric. Stir until combined. Using an immersion blender, blend until smooth. Turn heat to low.
  • In a large sauce pan over medium high heat, heat 2 TBSP oil. Add onions and carrots. Sauté until onions are translucent. Add broccoli, and sauté just until it is tender.
  • Add broccoli, onions and carrots to the blended pot. Stir to combine. Heat through. Taste for salt, and add more if necessary. Garnish with chopped chives and serve!

Notes

  • You can use a blender for the blending part (I use this inexpensive one), but an immersion blender works well, and will yield less dirty dishes!

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9 Comments

  1. Mary Beth W
    October 25, 2019 at 1:29 am  ·  Reply

    Made this tonight! Delicious!! Yeah, maybe not exactly like broccoli cheese but thick and creamy and nourishing and delicious!! Thanks!!

    • Wendi's AIP Kitchen
      October 25, 2019 at 4:27 pm  ·  Reply

      I’m happy and relieved that you like it! As a blogger, it’s always scary to put out a recipe that aims to replace a beloved dish with something AIP, since it can’t be exactly the same. But YAY! So glad it worked for you! 😊

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  3. Paulette
    January 17, 2020 at 7:41 pm  ·  Reply

    Im staying away from nutritional yeast due to leaky gut, can i leave out?

    • Wendi's AIP Kitchen
      January 17, 2020 at 9:29 pm  ·  Reply

      Hi, Paulette! Thanks for the question. So my answer is… sort of. The nutritional yeast here is the thing that gives it the cheesy flavor. If you leave it out, you’ll have a cream of broccoli soup, which is fine, but not cheesy. Nutritional yeast is generally allowed on the AIP, which is, of course, allllll about healing leaky gut. (See this post by Dr. Sarah Ballantyne: https://www.thepaleomom.com/5-easy-swaps-favorite-dairy-products/). If you are sensitive to yeast, then yes, be careful with this. If you’re not, then leave it in! Ack. I sound wish-washy. It’s up to you! You know your body better than anyone. Trust it. Wishing you love and healing! -Wendi

  4. Breanna
    February 5, 2020 at 2:27 am  ·  Reply

    this was delicious and I left out the yeast! this is a keeper!

  5. Melissa
    September 25, 2020 at 10:16 pm  ·  Reply

    Is this recipe able to be frozen?

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