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broccoli cheese soup

Broccoli-Cheese Soup

Made with fresh ingredients, you can serve your family a day's worth of vegetables in such a delicious way, they won't even know it's healthy.

Ingredients

  • 3-4 large broccoli crowns Approx. 3 cups of broccoli
  • 2 small green zucchinis Approx. 1 cup of zucchini
  • 3 small carrots, peeled
  • 1-2 small fresh jalepenos
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 4 tbsp minced garlic
  • 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
  • 2.5 cups milk (lowfat or regular)
  • 8 oz cheddar cheese
  • 8 oz chipotle cheddar, or another spicy cheese
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Trim the broccoli down to just the crowns, no stems. Trim ends off of zucchinis and cut into smaller chunks but do not peel. Cut carrots into quarters and trim and seed the jalapenos. Steam all broccoli, zucchini, carrots and jalapenos in microwave steam container or on stove. Set aside.
  2. In Dutch Oven, melt butter. Add in garlic and saute for 5 minutes. Sprinkle in flour, stirring frequently until thickened up; on low-med heat, let roux lightly brown for 5 minutes.
  3. While roux is browning, place steamed vegetables into the Ninja bowl. Lock bowl and using pulse button, mince up vegetables. (Approx. 6-8 seconds per batch; it may take 3 batches in bowl.) Set aside.
  4. After 5 minutes, slowly pour in broth, whisking constantly. Then do the same with the milk. Pour in vegetables and blend well. Bring mixture back up to a simmer. Add in seasonings and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
  5. Pour in cheeses, stirring constantly to melt. Bring back up to heat thoroughly and serve!