Low-Fat Broccoli Soup
- 2 cups water
- 3/4 cups celery chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
- 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 18 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 1/2 pound broccoli florets stalks separated
- 1/2 cup onions chopped
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon, powdered
- 18 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup milk evaporated skim
- Heat 2 cups water in a large pot till boiling.
- Add vegetables, cover, and cook until tender (about 10 minutes).
- Blend vegetables with part of the cooking water in a blender or food processor.
- Heat olive oil in a small nonstick skillet.
- Add 2 tb.
- of the 2 1/2 cup water and sprinkle in the flour.
- Cook and stir until smooth.
- Add the remaining water and heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
- Boil and stir 1 minute.
- Stir broccoli mixture, instant bouillon, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
- Heat just until boiling.
- Blend until desired consistency.
- Stir in the evaporated skim milk and heat through without boiling again.
- Makes about 9 cups.
- Serve with croutons if desired.
- Per 2 1/2 cups: 86 calories; 1 mg. cholesterol, 5 g. dietary fiber; 3 g fat; 371 mg. sodium.
water, celery, olive oil, flour, salt, nutmeg, broccoli florets stalks, onions, water, chicken bouillon, black pepper, milk
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/low-fat-broccoli-soup-1753 (may not work)