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INGREDIENTS:

 	
4 - 6 cups broccoli flowerettes
2 cans  or 4 cups chicken stock
6 slices crisp cooked bacon,  chopped fine
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 pkg. Knorr or McCormicks hollandaise sauce mix
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1/2 tsp ground thyme

METHOD:
1. Boil broccoli in the chicken stock in a 2 quart saucepan until fork tender.
2. Take off the heat and cool, then add hollandaise mix (Right out of the package) and onion
before blending in a blender,  OR Use an immersion blender and blend the hot soup in the
sauce pan.  Blend to a texture for your tastes.
3.  Add salt,  pepper,  and thyme.
4.  Add bacon,  heavy cream and simmer until the soup thickens.
5 Serve with crusty toasted French,  Pugalese or Asiago bread.
Serves 4