Description
This soup is so comforting and flavorful. It was based on my instant pot loaded potato soup, but with a few tweaks. The evaporated milk is the key ingredient, so if you substitute it out for regular milk, you will be disappointed.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 12 oz package of frozen broccoli, chopped
- 5–6 large russet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup flour
- 2 (12 oz) cans evaporated milk
- 5 cups shredded colby jack cheese
- 1 pound diced ham
Instructions
- Turn on the sauté function on your instant pot. Add olive oil and onions. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Add granulated garlic, salt and pepper and cook another minute.
- Add broccoli, potatoes, ground thyme, bay leaves and chicken broth.
- Place lid on the instant pot and cook for 8 minutes on high pressure.
- While soup is cooking, melt butter in a saucepan. Add flour and cook for 2 minutes stirring constantly. Add evaporated milk and whisk until thickened, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add cheese. Stir until cheese is melted.
- Once instant pot is done cooking, quick release and remove bay leaves.
- Add cheesy roux and stir to combine
- Add diced ham and stir.
- Turn on sauté function and cook for 3-4 more minutes to make sure everything is heated through.
- Top with more cheese and/or crackers if desired.
Notes
- You can definitely use fresh broccoli in this recipe. I just used frozen when I created it because I didn’t have fresh broccoli.
- You can substitute regular milk for the evaporated milk, but I encourage you not to do that. This is the best soup I have created, and I think it’s because of the evaporated milk.
- This soup is perfect for freezing. I often freeze it in individual portions so that my husband has a quick and easy lunch that’s already portioned out.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 40 min
- Category: soup