Cream Of Brocoli Soup

I was hungry for something quick and warm for lunch. I took a peek in the fridge and found a huge bunch of brocoli that Leah and I picked up at the Farmer's Market, last Saturday. Cream of Brocoli Soup - quick and easy. We like a cheesy brocoli soup, but that adds a lot of fat and calories, so rather than making the whole pot that way, the kids and I grate cheese in the top and stir it through. Yum.

Cream Of Brocoli Soup

4-6 cups of clean, chopped brocoli
4 -5 cups of chicken broth
1 potato, clean, chopped into chunks
1/2 tsp granulated garlic
salt
pepper
1 1/2 cups nonfat milk
1 tsp flour
* Optional cheese - we used Cheddar and Asiago cheese, grated.

Heat chicken broth, add brocoli and potato chunks when broth reaches a boil. Add garlic. Turn down broth and cook vegetables until tender. When tender, take a potato masher and mash the vegetables. The potato helps to make a thicker soup.


Taste broth/brocoli mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add flour to milk, stir until smooth, then add to soup. Heat until thickened a bit. Pour into individual bowls, then grate cheese over the top, stir through. That's it!