Gail's Broccoli Soup

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 3 cups water
• 7 cubes chicken bouillon
• 1 large russet potato, cubed
• 6 carrots, cubed
• 3 cups milk
• 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen broccoli florets
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried chives
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pound processed cheese food (such as Velveeta ), sliced

1. Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot; cook and stir the onion in the hot oil until soft, 5 to 7 minutes.
2. Pour water and chicken bouillon cubes to the pot; cook and stir until the bouillon dissolves, about 4 minutes.
3. Stir the potato and carrot into the mixture in the pot; cook another 4 minutes.
4. Pour milk into the pot; add broccoli, garlic, chives, bay leaf, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper to the mixture, stir, and cook until warm, about 4 minutes.
5. Stir the sliced processed cheese food into the soup, bring to a simmer, and cook and stir until the cheese food is melted completely into the soup, about 5 minutes.
6. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking until the potatoes and carrots are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
7. Remove and discard the bay leaf to serve.

vegetable oil, onion, water, chicken bouillon, russet potato, carrots, milk, frozen broccoli, garlic, chives, bay leaf, cayenne pepper, salt

Taken from allrecipes.com/recipe/gails-broccoli-soup/ (may not work)