This low-calorie broccoli cheese soup recipe is easy to make, and a crowd pleaser!Now you can make your own cream of broccoli cheese soup at home, for less calories, plus more nutrition.Enjoy one cup of this delicious homemade broccoli cheese soup, for only 84 calories! I like to serve this alongside a salad, or… Because it's so low in calories, with some bread. You choose how you want to serve this low calorie cheese broccoli soup, either way it will be absolutely delicious!
3cupsunsweetened almond milkor your preferred milk
2cupsbroccoliroughly chopped
¼cupsharp cheddar cheese
¼teaspoonsalt
⅛teaspoonpepper
Optional Toppings:
Shredded Cheese
Crumbled cooked bacon
Sliced green onions
% Greek Yogurt or Sour Cream
Hot Sauce
Instructions
In a large sauce pan, melt the butter over medium heat, and add in the onions. Cook for 10 minutes.
Add in the garlic, and cook for one minute.
Add in the flour, and mix until a paste starts to form. This is your roux.
Whisk in half a cup of the broth, then add in the remaining broth, as well as the milk..
Add and broccoli, and cook until soft, about 20 minutes.
Use an immersion blender to blend until smooth, alternatively, you can cool the soup. And blend it in a blender, be sure to vent the blender to avoid a soup explosion…
Mix in the cheese, and stir until melted. Simmer for 20 minutes on low.
Serve hot with desired toppings.
MAKE IT THICK / MAKE IT CHUNKY:
Add in an additional half cup of broccoli florettes after blending, when you mix in the cheese. This will give you a chunky broccoli cheese soup.
To thicken the soup, add 1 tablespoon corn starch before blending. Mix in then blend to thicken fast!