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

We are in full-on soup mode, and I couldn’t be happier. Soup and fall just go together, don’t they? ๐ 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!

To get the creamy cheese effect in this soup, I have blended some vegetables with nutritional yeast. Voilร ! 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!
๐,
Wendi
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Made this tonight! Delicious!! Yeah, maybe not exactly like broccoli cheese but thick and creamy and nourishing and delicious!! Thanks!!
Iโm happy and relieved that you like it! As a blogger, itโs always scary to put out a recipe that aims to replace a beloved dish with something AIP, since it canโt be exactly the same. But YAY! So glad it worked for you! ๐
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Im staying away from nutritional yeast due to leaky gut, can i leave out?
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, youโll 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 youโre not, then leave it in! Ack. I sound wish-washy. Itโs up to you! You know your body better than anyone. Trust it. Wishing you love and healing! -Wendi
this was delicious and I left out the yeast! this is a keeper!
Cool! Thank you so much for writing! ๐
Is this recipe able to be frozen?
Hi, Melissa! TBH, I havenโt tried it. But I think it could! ๐