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Broccoli and Cheese Soup
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Ingredients:
Cooking spray
1 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups fat-free, less sodium chicken broth
16oz broccoli florets
2 ½ cups 2% reduced fat milk
1/3 cup all purpose flour
¼ tsp black pepper
8 oz light processed cheese, cubed (such as Velveeta Light)
Directions:
1.
Heat a large nonstick saucepan coated w/cooking spray over medium
high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté 3 minutes or until tender.
Add broth and broccoli. Bring broccoli mixture to a boil over
medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; cook 10 minutes
2.
Combine milk and flour, stirring with a whisk until well blended.
Add milk mixture to broccoli mixture. Cook 5 minutes or until
slightly thick, stirring constantly. Stir in pepper. Remove from
heat; add cheese, stirring until cheese melts.
3.
Place one-third of the soup in a blender or food processor and
process until smooth. Return pureed soup mixture to pan.
Nutrition Info:
Servings Per Recipe: 6 (1 1/3 cup servings)
Calories: 203 (28% from fat)
Fat: 6.3 g (sat.: 4 g, mono.: 1.8 g, poly.: 0.4 g)
P rotein: 15.6 g
Carbohydrates: 21.7 g
Fiber: 2.9 g
Sodium: 897 mg
Calcium: 385 mg
Compliments of the Clinical Nutrition Department

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Phoenix VA Health Care System
Reviewed/Updated: July 28, 2010