Broccoli & Velveeta Cheese Soup

"I usually avoid processed food like the plague, but here, I'll make an exception for easy-melting value and texture. A great warm-you up dinner when you don't feel like waiting forever till soup's on. Found this in Cooking Light several years ago."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat a large nonstick saucepan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute 3 minutes or until tender. Add broth and broccoli. Bring broccoli mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; cook 10 minutes.
  • Combine milk and flour, stirring with a whisk until well blended. Add milk mixture to broccoli mixture. Cook 5 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring constantly. Stir in pepper. Remove from heat; add cheese, stirring until cheese melts.
  • Place one-third of the soup in a blender or food processor, and process until smooth. Return pureed soup mixture to pan.

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  1. This recipe was great. Very tasty! Instead of using the food processor to puree part of the soup, I just used a potato masher and mashed all the broccoli in the pan of broth. This made a very smooth soup. thanks for sharing!
     
  2. VNess, Im on a low cal diet, which as you know, sometimes means sacrificing taste. I was craving something cheesy, and I stumbled upon this recipe. I modified it for the diet and taste (I have an issue with using light cheese...lol). I used skim milk, fresh broccoli, and regular velveeta. This hit the spot!!! The taste was perfect! It came out a little thin, but that might be the skim milk. Nonetheless, fabulous!! (I'm thinking the leftovers will be a little thicker.) I got 9-1 cup servings out of this at 129 calories per serving!!! Diet comfort food at it's best! Thank you so much!!
     
  3. I've been making this soup for years and my family loves it. Quick, easy, and usually have the ingredients on-hand. Glad to see it on food.com, it makes it easier to share with others!
     
  4. quick and tasty!
     
  5. Picky husband whose not a big broccoli fan really liked this tonight. A nice lighter version. Mine turned out a little thin. I have a cold so I couldn't really taste it unfortunately, but hubby says it's one he wants repeated. Thanks!
     
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  1. This recipe was great. Very tasty! Instead of using the food processor to puree part of the soup, I just used a potato masher and mashed all the broccoli in the pan of broth. This made a very smooth soup. thanks for sharing!
     
  2. This soup is so good and very easy to make! I used more chicken broth, less milk, added garlic powder instead of garlic cloves, and blended part of soup before adding the cheese. We all really enjoyed this. Thanks for posting THE broccoli and cheese soup recipe I've been looking for!
     
  3. Very good! A few minor variations: I used a 10oz box of frozen chopped broccoli, subbed vegetable broth for the chicken broth, and used a pint of fat free half-n-half and a half-pint of heavy cream in place of the milk and added a little cornstarch dissolved in a few tablespoons water to thicken it up more. Since I used chopped broccoli I did not have to blend it. It turned out FANTASTIC and even my picky DD2 ate a bowl. I will definitely be adding this to my cookbook for future use. Thanks for sharing!
     

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I'm a bit of health nut, I must admit, but have an incurable sweet-tooth. I spend much of my free time outside, running, yoga-ing, biking, reading, and enjoying music. I love to cook and am always looking for something new, healthy, and gluten free to try.
 
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