CHEESEY "CREAM" OF BROCCOLI SOUP

I like soups.  One of my favourite soups is Cheesey Cream of Broccoli!  I had the ingredients so I decided to make this soup for dinner and thought I would also include it on my blog.  It's pretty fast and easy to make.  I originally found the recipe on www.cooks.com.  However, I have made a few changes to the original recipe and this is a variation of it.  Now let's get to cooking.

The ingredients you will need are:

 

• 1/2 half of large onion, chopped
• 1 tsp dried roasted garlic or 1-2 minced garlic cloves
• 4 cups chicken broth 
• 2 cups fresh broccoli, chopped into small pieces
• 2 1/2 cups 1% milk
• 1/3 cup all purpose flour
• 1/8 tsp black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese

Recipe Yield:  Approximately 4-6 servings

DIRECTIONS

1.  Spray a large pot with cooking spray and heat over medium heat until hot.

2.  Add chopped onion and garlic and saute until tender.

 

3.  Add broccoli and chicken broth and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

4.  Remove 1/3 of broccoli/broth mixture into a deep measuring cup or other container and blend with an immersion (stick) hand blender or food processor.

 

5.  Return pureed mixture to soup pot.
 

6.  Combine milk, flour and pepper and mix well with a wire whisk.

 

7.  Slowly add milk and flour mixture to soup and cook over very low heat for 20 minutes or until thickened.  Stirring constantly to avoid burning.  

8.  Remove from heat and add grated cheese, stirring until cheese has melted.

 

9.  Serve immediately with crackers, toast, sandwich or salad, etc.  Refrigerate any leftovers in fridge safe container.   

Enjoy your soup!