Broccoli Cheese Soup

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 115.3

Total Fat: 4.6 g
Cholesterol: 16.7 mg
Sodium: 860.8 mg
Total Carbs: 14.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
Protein: 7.2 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Broccoli Cheese Soup calories by ingredient

Introduction

This is a surprisingly healthy cream of broccoli and cheese soup that doesn't spoil the rich taste we all love. It's also incredibly simple to make :) This is a surprisingly healthy cream of broccoli and cheese soup that doesn't spoil the rich taste we all love. It's also incredibly simple to make :)

Minutes to Prepare: 15

Minutes to Cook: 10

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

Cooking spray, to coat soup pan

1 small onion, minced

16 oz broccoli

3 1/2 cp Chicken Broth

4 oz Velveeta, light cheese product, cubed

1/2 cp skim milk

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 cp water

1/4 cp cornstarch

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/4 tsp white pepper

Tips

If you want to lighten this recipe even more simply replace the regular Velveeta with the light Velveeta. It reduces the amounts to 103.4 calories per serving, 2.6 fat, 14.2 carbs, 7.5 protein

Directions

Spray a large saucepan with cooking spray and saute onion over meduim-high heat until onion becomes soft, about 3 minutes. Add the broccoli & broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook until broccoli is tender, about 3 more minutes. Reduce heat to low and add cubed cheese stiring until melted followed by milk, garlic powder, black pepper & white pepper.

In a separate bowl whisk water and cornstarch and add to pan and stir. continue cooking until soup starts to thicken (about 2 minutes).

Serving Size: Recipe yields approximately six, 1 cup servings

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user IMISSCINCI.