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
3-4large broccoli crownsApprox. 3 cups of broccoli
2small green zucchinisApprox. 1 cup of zucchini
3small carrots, peeled
1-2small fresh jalepenos
1/3cupflour
4tbspbutter
4tbspminced garlic
3cupschicken or vegetable broth
2.5cupsmilk (lowfat or regular)
8ozcheddar cheese
8ozchipotle cheddar, or another spicy cheese
1/2tspnutmeg
1tspcayenne pepper
salt and pepper
Instructions
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pour in cheeses, stirring constantly to melt. Bring back up to heat thoroughly and serve!