High Protein Broccoli Cheddar Soup
This rich and creamy broccoli cheddar soup is secretly healthy, with 20 grams of protein per serving! Perfect comfort food.
Equipment
- large pot
Ingredients
Base Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 2 large carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 0.25 cup all-purpose flour (or gluten-free flour)
- 0.5 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 3 cups vegetable broth (not-chicken style)
- 4 cups chopped broccoli
- 2 cups 1% milk
- 4 oz cheddar cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
- 1 cup low fat cottage cheese, blended
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add the onion, carrot and celery and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the garlic and continue to cook over medium heat for one minute.
- Add the smoked paprika and flour and cook for one minute, stirring until the vegetables are coated with flour.
- Add the broth and broccoli and bring to a simmer.
- Simmer the broccoli for 8-9 minutes until softened.
- Add the milk and cook over low heat until the soup is warm.
- Add the blended cottage cheese and shredded cheese and stir until melted. Be careful not to turn the heat up too high or the milk will curdle.
- Transfer one cup of soup to a blender and blend, allowing steam to escape through the vent. Transfer the blended soup back to the pot. Alternatively, you can use an immersion blender to gently blend the soup.
- Add salt to taste, if needed.
Notes
I’ve updated the recipe to suggest using 3 cups of broth instead of 4. You can always add additional broth if needed to thin it out, but it’s better to start with 3 for a thicker soup.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 20gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 500mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 50mgCalcium: 300mgIron: 2mg
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