Broccoli Cheese Soup & Beer Bread
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Ingredients
  • 1 cup chopped onion (you can omit this and it still tastes good)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 cups fat -free, less-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 (16 oz) pkg chopped broccoli
  • 2½ cups 2% reduced-fat milk (I use 1% because that’s what I buy)
  • ⅓ cup flour
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 8 oz. light processed cheese, cubed (such as Velveeta Light)
Instructions
  1. Heat a large nonstick pot coated with cooking spray over med-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute 3 min. or until tender.
  2. Add broth and broccoli. Bring broccoli mixture to a boil over med-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, cook 10 min.
  3. Combine milk and flour, stirring with a whisk until well blended. Add milk mixture to broccoli mixture. Cook 5 min. or until slightly thick, stirring constantly.
  4. Stir in pepper.
  5. Remove from heat; add cheese, stirring until cheese melts.
Recipe by JOYFUL scribblings at https://www.joyfulscribblings.com/2012/10/comfort-food/