Whitehousebroccolisoup Recipes

WHITE HOUSE BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium-size saucepan, over medium heat, add the garlic, shallots, leeks, onion and thyme. Sweat in the butter until fragrant.
• Add the broccoli stem slices and saute until softened.
• Pour in the chicken stock and bay leaf and simmer for about 20 minutes.
• In the meantime, blanch the broccoli tips in a pot of boiling water over medium heat until bright green. Remove the tips from the water and "shock" in a bowl of iced water.
• Drain the green tips and puree in a blender. Set aside.
• Puree the soup in a blender and strain through a fine chinoise into a large serving bowl. At this point, if you really want to, you could add about 1/4 cup cream.
• Add the green tip puree and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Serve piping hot.

CREAMY BROCCOLI WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat, and sauté the shallot until soft.
• Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute or until fragrant.
• Add the broccoli, beans and vegetable stock. Cover and simmer until the broccoli are tender. This will take about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Using an immersion blender, a blender, or a food processor, blend the soup until completely smooth.
• Serve this creamy broccoli white bean soup in bowls garnished with sunflower seeds, chili flakes, fresh oregano, and freshly ground black pepper.Enjoy!

LOUISE'S BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Steam the broccoli in a pan with 1/2-inch water, over medium heat, until crisp tender. Drain and add to a large bowl. Add the cream of mushroom soup, stuffing mix, and butter and stir to combine. Spread evenly into a 9 by 13-inch ovenproof baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes topping with cheese before last 10 minutes of cooking. Remove from the oven and serve.

WHITE PIZZA WITH BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Place a pizza stone on the bottom rack of your oven. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Stretch pizza dough into a round disc on a floured surface. Brush 1 tablespoon olive oil over dough. Sprinkle minced garlic, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper on top.
• Cover dough with Italian cheese blend and dollops of ricotta. Scatter broccoli and tomato over cheese. Swirl remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil on top. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over pizza.
• Transfer pizza to the preheated pizza stone and bake until the crust is crispy and the cheese is melted, about 20 minutes.