Broccoli Cheese Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 cups broccoli florets, and stalks pealed and chopped
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 7 cups chicken broth
• 3/4 teaspoon oregano leaves
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
• salt

Recipe

• 1 peel the outer edges of the broccoli stalks and chop. set aside 1 cup of small broccoli florets.
• 2 (optional for added flavor) saute the 4 cups of broccoli and the chopped onion in 3 tablespoons melted butter.
• 3 in soup pot, heat chicken broth to boiling, then add vegetables and oregano.
• 4 reduce heat and simmer until broccoli is tender.
• 5 while soup simmers, prepare cheese sauce for soup in small saucepan.
• 6 blend flour into other 3 tablespoons melted butter until smooth, cooking 1 minute.
• 7 gradually blend in milk, stirring with wire whisk over medium heat until thickened.
• 8 blend in cheese until melted.
• 9 puree soup in blender, pour back into soup pot and blend in the cheese sauce.
• 10 steam the 1 cup broccoli florets about 5 minutes and add to soup just before serving.
• 11 season, as desired, with salt, to taste.