Broccoli & cheddar soup (copycat panera bread)

• 2 head broccoli
• 12 oz velveeta cheese
• 3 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 onion finely diced
• 2 carrots grated
• 2 clove garlic minced/ or powder
• 1 tbsp corn starch
• 1/2 stick butter
• pinch fresh cracked pepper

1. Finely dice your onion and melt your butter down in a large pot.
2. Add onion and garlic and saute until tender.
3. Couple of minutes
4. Add chicken broth, milk, and cream of mushroom soup .
5. Slowly stir in corn starch and bring to a very low simmer while continuously stirring.
6. Cut one head of broccoli into bite size florets and the second head of broccoli mince it so its very fine, so you always get a bite of broccoli when your eating.
7. Grate the carrots and add both to the pot and simmer and stir.
8. Add cubed velveeta cheese into pot and stir
9. Simmer until cheese is melted and broccoli is to your tenderness scale.
10. Serve with more cheese and cracked pepper

broccoli, velveeta cheese, chicken broth, cream of mushroom soup, milk, onion, carrots, clove garlic, corn starch, butter, fresh cracked pepper

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/346666-broccoli-cheddar-soup-copycat-panera-bread (may not work)