Healthier Broccoli Cheese Soup (Quizno's Clone)
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups fresh carrots, grated
- 1 lb broccoli, washed, cut (I use a whole rubber-banded bunch)
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1 quart fat-free half-and-half
- 1 quart chicken stock, low sodium
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 8 ounces 2% cheddar cheese
directions
- In a large stock pot, saute onion in butter. When onions are golden, stir in garlic and cook for 3 more minutes.
- Add flour (make a roux) using a whisk over med. heat for 3-5 minutes. Stir constantly and slowly add the half-and-half. Add the chicken stock whisking all the time, bring to a simmer.
- Add the broccoli, carrots and onions. Cook over low heat till veggies are tender for 20-25 minutes. Add salt and pepper.
- Use immersion blender, leaving some of the broccoli in large pieces.
- Add the grated cheese and stir till well blended.
- Put on low heat and stir the nutmeg.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Cook4_6
United States
I am originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota and moved to Ohio in 1978. It was quite a culture shock going from the city to living next to the Amish. I spend most of my time cooking, cleaning and caring for my four kids. I have abandoned cookbooks and now cook from favorite, wilted recipe pages and the internet. I fell in love with my Italian family recipes (Scavo, Rotella, Scalzo, Micelli, Grande, Gigliotti) and my Mom's homecooked meals.