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Light and Tasty Pureed Veggie Soup is for Soup.

Light and Tasty Pureed Veggie Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Light and Tasty Pureed Veggie Soup takes 20 minutes to cook.

Light and Tasty Pureed Veggie Soup makes 20 servings.

The ingredients for Light and Tasty Pureed Veggie Soup are:

4 slices bacon, diced OPTIONAL (not included in calories)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon garlic minced, or to taste
2 onions, diced
3 cups carrots, peeled and sliced
4 stalks celery, diced
8 cups cauliflower, chopped
1 cup broccoli, chopped
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
6 cups fat free reduced sodium chicken broth
2 cups skim milk

3 bay leaves
Garlic salt, onion powder and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Light and Tasty Pureed Veggie Soup:

Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add garlic, onions, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender. Stir in cauliflower, broccoli and bay leaf. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in chicken broth and milk, and cook, whisking constantly, until slightly thickened, about 3-4 minutes.Remove bay leaves. With immersion blender puree soup to desired consistency. Add cheese and stir until melted. Season to taste. If the chowder is too thick, add more milk.Serve immediately, garnished with bacon or cheese if desired.Serving Size: makes about 20 1 cup servings; can half recipe if leftovers are not desiredNumber of Servings: 20Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JGC1605.

The nutritional information for Light and Tasty Pureed Veggie Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 20
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 93.5

• Total Fat: 3.1 g
• Cholesterol: 4.5 mg
• Sodium: 369.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 9.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
• Protein: 5.2 g