LowFat Broccoli and Cheese Soup

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 6
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

View full nutritional breakdown of LowFat Broccoli and Cheese Soup calories by ingredient

Introduction

Soup Soup

Minutes to Prepare: 20

Minutes to Cook: 10

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

Cooking spray

1 cup chopped onion

2 garlic cloves, minced

3 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth

1 (16-ounce) package broccoli florets

2 1/2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

8 ounces light processed cheese, cubed (such as Velveeta Light)

Directions

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.