Yummy Cream Of Broccoli Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 5 cups low sodium chicken broth or 5 cups vegetable broth
• 8 -9 cups broccoli florets, stems & pieces discarding any hard parts
• roux
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups 1% low-fat milk or 2 cups 2% low-fat milk
• ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt 2 tbs margarine in medium-size stock pot.
• 2 add onions, celery, and garlic. sauté until onion is translucent.
• 3 add broth and broccoli; bring to a boil.
• 4 cover and simmer 15-20 minutes.
• 5 allow to cool about 20 minutes.
• 6 in a blender or food processor purée entire broccoli mix.
• 7 return mixture to pot and keep warm.
• 8 in a small sauce pan met 3 tbs margarine.
• 9 add flour; blend well.
• 10 add milk; stir until thick and bubbly and then add to soup.
• 11 stir and season with pepper.
• 12 serve.
• 13 serves 8.