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- Difficulty:
easy
- Serves:
10
Cream of broccoli soup--hold the cream
Description
I often enjoy having soup and salad for dinner. I usually make a few modifications to the usual cream soup to make healthier but I don’t like to skimp on flavor. Many recipes for broccoli soup suggest that you puree the soup. I’m not opposed to this idea, but when soup is the main portion of the meal I’m less inclined to serve a pureed soup rather than a heartier soup that requires a bit of chewing. So, I do puree the soup but also reserve some broccoli so that you get the best of both worlds, flavor and texture! I like to add potatoes to soups like this and puree them with the broth to give some richness to the soup and then I think you don’t miss the heavy cream that I’m not going to add. Feel free to peel the stem of the broccoli, chop it and include that in the soup too. Don’t be afraid to use frozen broccoli, it works great.
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1 head of broccoli
3 T Olive Oil
1 onion, coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 carrot, diced
1 stalk of celery diced
2 medium potatoes, chopped
3 cups chicken broth
1 t rosemary
1/2 t dried thyme
2 T parsley
1 T fat free half and half
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
bacon for garnish
Preparation
In large stock pot, sauté onion, olive oil, carrots and celery over medium high heat until onions are beginning to soften. Add ½ the broccoli, potato, rosemary, thyme, parsley and chicken broth to the pan. Simmer until broccoli and potatoes are soft. Puree the soup in batches in blender or use an immersion blender and puree in the pan. Add reserved broccoli to pan and simmer until tender (if you want to make this a 30 minute meal, take the reserved broccoli and microwave in a covered dish with a few tablespoons of water for 2 minutes, then add to pan). Add fat free half and half, simmer for several more minutes, avoid having the soup boil once the half and half has been added.
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5/10/11
Theresa111 says:
Soups are always so gratifying and inter-changeable. You're holding the cream and I tend to add more. Looks like a lovely soup to serve the family.
