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Better-For-You Broccoli Cheese Soup! is for Soup.

Better-For-You Broccoli Cheese Soup! takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Better-For-You Broccoli Cheese Soup! takes 40 minutes to cook.

Better-For-You Broccoli Cheese Soup! makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Better-For-You Broccoli Cheese Soup! are:

1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
24oz reduced sodium chicken broth
16oz broccoli (defrosted/drained if frozen)
2 1/2 cups 1% milk
1/3 cup flour
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
8-10oz reduced fat/calorie SHARP cheddar cheese

Here is how you make Better-For-You Broccoli Cheese Soup!:

Spray a large soup pot with cooking spray and heat over medium heat, until hot. Add onion and garlic, saute until tender. Add broccoli, broth and pepper, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.Place 1/3 of broccoli/broth mixture into a food processor or blender and process until smooth (blend more of the mixture if you want a less chunky soup, I use about 1/2 the mixture). Return puree to soup pot. Combine milk and flour and mix well with a wire whisk. Slowly add milk mix to soup and cook over very low heat for 20 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat and add cheese, stirring until melted.Makes approx six 12oz servings.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ISABELLAJ.

The nutritional information for Better-For-You Broccoli Cheese Soup! is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 267.8

• Total Fat: 11.3 g
• Cholesterol: 40.9 mg
• Sodium: 933.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
• Protein: 18.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Better-For-You Broccoli Cheese Soup! is Low Fat