Broccoli Soup - Christine Robbins

(I don’t know where she got this recipe, but it’s become a regular in our home!)

1 lb bacon                                            

2 stalks celery, chopped
6 cups chicken broth                          
2 stalks broccoli, chopped
2 grated carrots                                   
2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
1 onion chopped                                 
1 cup milk
1 cup flour                                           
½ cup butter
1 tbsp cornstarch

Cook bacon until crispy, drain grease.  Melt butter, sauté onions, carrots, and celery until soft.  Add flour and cornstarch.  Cook a few minutes.  Add chicken broth, cook a few minutes, stirring and then add broccoli and crumbled bacon.  Cook 20-25 minutes.  Add milk and cheese, make sure the soup isn’t too hot before adding the milk and cheese or it will curdle.  Simmer 10 minutes and serve.