LowFat Broccoli and Cheese Soup
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
Cooking spray1 cup chopped onion2 garlic cloves, minced3 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth1 (16-ounce) package broccoli florets2 1/2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk1/3 cup all-purpose flour1/4 teaspoon black pepper8 ounces light processed cheese, cubed (such as Velveeta Light)
Heat a large nonstick saucepan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute 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.
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.
Place one-third of the soup in a blender or food processor, and process until smooth. Return pureed soup mixture to pan.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 1/3 cups)
CALORIES 203 (28% from fat); FAT 6.3g (sat 4g,mono 1.8g,poly 0.4g); PROTEIN 15.6g; CHOLESTEROL 24mg; CALCIUM 385mg; SODIUM 897mg; FIBER 2.9g; IRON 1.2mg; CARBOHYDRATE 21.7g
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LADYBUGPLUS.
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.
Place one-third of the soup in a blender or food processor, and process until smooth. Return pureed soup mixture to pan.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 1/3 cups)
CALORIES 203 (28% from fat); FAT 6.3g (sat 4g,mono 1.8g,poly 0.4g); PROTEIN 15.6g; CHOLESTEROL 24mg; CALCIUM 385mg; SODIUM 897mg; FIBER 2.9g; IRON 1.2mg; CARBOHYDRATE 21.7g
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LADYBUGPLUS.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 177.4
- Total Fat: 5.6 g
- Cholesterol: 16.9 mg
- Sodium: 1,389.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 16.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g
- Protein: 16.1 g
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