Broccoli Cheese Soup Lightened Up
This cheesy broccoli soup is the perfect warm comfort food on a cold day. It is healthy, delicious and low in points and calories!
How to Make This:
Ingredients:
12 oz broccoli florets, cut into bit sized pieces
1 large onion, chopped
1 cup carrots, chopped
1 large potato (10 oz) chopped
1 cup low fat shredded cheese
1/2 cup fat free Greek yogurt (or fat free sour cream)
3 1/2 cups fat free chicken broth
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 Tbsp flour
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp salt (if desired)
1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions:
Spray large saucepan with nonstick cooking spray on medium/high heat.
Add onion and carrot and cook until the onion softens.
Add potato and garlic, cook for another 1-2 minutes.
Stir in flour, mustard, nutmeg and paprika and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring often.
Add broth and ground pepper and bring to a boil.
Cover and reduce heat to medium low.
Simmer, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes.
Stir in broccoli and continue to simmer, covered, until broccoli is tender about 10-15 minutes.
Remove about 2 cups of the vegetables and mash then stir back in.
Stir in cheese until melted, turn off heat and stir in Greek yogurt until mixed in.
Enjoy!
WW Points (Per Serving):
Makes 6, 1 heaping cup servings. WW Points per serving - 2 PTs. If you are a WW member click this link to take you to the recipe and Recipe builder, current plan points, and track it in the WW app.➡ WW Recipe (Must be logged into WW on a device with the app.)
Nutrition Facts:
Yield: 6 servings
CALORIES: 159 TOTAL FAT: 4 g SATURATED FAT: 2 g CHOLESTEROL: 11 mg SODIUM: 657 mg CARBOHYDRATES: 21 g FIBER: 4 g SUGAR: 4 g PROTEIN: 11 g
*Nutritional Information was calculated using myfitnesspal, values may vary based off ingredients selected.
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