Low Fat Full Flavor Cream of Broccoli Soup

Name: Low Fat Full Flavor Cream of Broccoli Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 heads fresh broccoli, chopped; 1 Tbsp butter; 907 grams carton low-sodium chicken broth; 12 fluid ounces (12 fluid ounce) can fat-free evaporated milk; 0 teaspoons ground coriander; 1 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper; 4 leeks, chopped; 0 teaspoons salt

Need a gluten free and vegetarian main course? Low Fat Full Flavor Cream of Broccoli Soup could be an awesome recipe to try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 17g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 314 calories. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up broccoli, butter, evaporated milk, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the evaporated milk you could follow this main course with the Avocado Milkshake as a dessert.

Instructions

Melt butter in a large pot, and cook the leeks over medium heat until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in salt, pepper, and coriander. Reserve about 1/4 cup of small broccoli florets, and cook the rest of the broccoli with the leeks until the broccoli is bright green, about 5 more minutes.

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Broccoli

Coriander

Butter

Pepper

Leek

Salt

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Pot

Pour in the chicken stock, bring the soup to a boil, cover, then simmer until the broccoli is very tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Chicken Stock

Broccoli

Soup

Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the cooking pot.

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Soup

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Kitchen Towels

Blender

Pot

Return the blended soup to the pot, stir in the reserved broccoli florets, and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, stirring often. Simmer until the broccoli florets are tender, 5 to 7 minutes.

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Broccoli Florets

Soup

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Pot

Remove from heat, and mix in the condensed milk.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk