Super Easy Broccoli Soup
 

2 cups coarsely chopped broccoli florets
1 can chicken broth
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup shredded medium cheddar
1/4 cup milk

Simmer broccoli, chicken broth, and chopped onion together until tender. Drain broccoli, reserving broth. Puree broccoli & onions in food processor until chunky smooth. Return broccoli to pan, mixing with broth until well blended. Add milk and cheese, heating till cheese is well blended.

I am not sure of the carb count, but most of the carbs come from the broccoli, so it can't be that bad :p .

This looks so delicious and easy and I love the easy part!!!
Thanks for posting this one! :)
I don't know what the carb count is either, I think you are right, it couldn't be too high!

Try using pureed cauliflower and some celery. when cooked pour all into blender and purree, add some heavey cream and voila,

this is how I make mine..

Hi thininBC,

I was wondering if you could substitute heavy whipping cream for the milk? I bet you could. Anyway, your recipe sounds great and I can't wait until it gets a little colder to try it out.

Maren

Broccoli-Cheese Soup
 

For a speedy, rich broccoli-cheese soup, cut stalks off a bunch of broccoli and divide the top into florets. Peel the stalks, cut into ½-inch chunks and cook in 2 cups of chicken broth until barely tender; add the florets and cook another 7 minutes, until tender. Remove from the heat and puree the solids with ½ cup of the broth in a blender (or puree with a stick blender in the pot). Return to the pot and stir in ¼ cup of cream and ½ cup of grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until the cheese melts.

I have done this several times over the last while, and it is sooooo good!! Yesterday I did some just with some leftover cooked broccoli. Makes a great hot lunch!!
Thanks!

Glenda

broccoli cheese soup
 

Thanks for the soup recipe. We are in the process of moving to a new house and all my recipes are boxed up. It turned cold overnight and I decided to make the soup but couldn't remember exactly the recipe. Computer will be last thing to be moved, I guess! BTW, since June I have lost 29 lbs and wearing clothes that I haven't worn in years. I think I'm losing inches as much as lbs. Am so proud of myself :roll:

I am going to try it. I dont like broccoli at all, but i love cheese soup and I am trying to learn to eat broccoli. Maybe if its small and very cheesy I will like it and learn to tolerate it otherwise. Its such a healthy veggie and I hate to miss out on it. How many servings is this?

Thanks 02184! I love Broccoli cheese soup... this is the best one yet.
- 02125

Thanks! I was just telling my daughter today that I would like to make some broccoli soup. Tomorrow I will plan to have it for lunch!!

I made this for Lunch today, and it was great!
Easy, too- I used a wand mixer, so it was a one-pot
meal.

Thanks for sharing.

Mark

I was not feeling well today..felt I needed some soup..your soup hit the spot!Thanks for the recipe. I will use it agin ;)

Cream of Broccoli and Kale Soup
 

This turned out pretty nicely. :thup:

2 cups (approx) chicken broth - the homemade full-fat kind is best
1 Tbsp chopped onion
2 small bunches of broccoli (or 1 large, or frozen equiv.)
2 cups kale (about 4 leaves worth)
1/4 cup heavy cream, or to taste
cheddar cheese

- cook onion in a bit of butter
- add broth, bring to boil
- add broccoli, cook until soft
- finely chop kale while broccoli cooks
- allow broccoli and broth to cool breifly, then puree
- return to heat, add kale
- add water if too thick
- simmer 10 min
- add cream to taste
- serve with shredded cheddar cheese

For 1/4 of the recipe, with 1/2 oz shredded cheddar: 6 total - 2 fiber = 4 EC
...and check out *these* numbers: 135% of your RDA for vitamin C, 56% vit A, 14% vit E, 18% calcium, 15% riboflavin, the list goes on. :cool:

I assumed 2 cups each of kale and broccoli in the recipe.

Broccoli Zucchini Cream Soup
 

I havent tried this yet but got this recipe off a foreign magazine.
I did my best to translate it
either way it sounds good and if you make it and find the quantities need adjusting please let me know.

*I am not sure if they meant heavy cream or sour cream since they just said cream for cooking. Heavy cream is normally known as sweet cream and sour cream as just cream but they are the same word. I assumed heavy cream but sour cream might be interesting too.

There is also 2Tbsp of flour thats supposed to be added to this recipe. I just skipped it.

1 bunch of broccoli flowerettes
3/4 stick of butter
3Tbsp Olive oil
2 finely chopped onions
4 cloves of garlic
5 zucchinis sliced with the peel still on
1 celery root
5-6 cups of Veg broth
1c milk (I counted it as carb coundown in my fitday)
1c Heavy cream*
8Tbsp Parmesan cheese (or to taste)

Boil the broccoli for 10 minutes then remove.
In a heavy pot add the butter and oil
fry onions and garlic for 5 minutes then add the zucchini, celery root, broccoli salt and pepper (and flour)
add broth and simmer for 45 minutes
Using a hand blender mush it all together then add milk and cream mixing it.
Top with parmesan cheese in bowl.

Makes 8 servings
Total info
2400 calories
215 Fat
73 Carbs
23 fiber
67 Protein


Per serving
300 calories
27 Fat
9 Carbs
3 fiber
8 Protein


6g Net Carbs

Oh boy I'm just fanging out to try this Broccoli soup today, it sounds yummo!!

Thanks for sharing recipes...

Nancye...

5 star rating for this soup. I used more broccoli and just added stock/cream to my desired consistancy. And more cheese of course =)
I also used the wand mixer, gotta love one-pot dishes.

Mmmm... just made this. added a bit of salt and pepper to it, too. Love how easy it was and now I can get my carbs in with something besides salad and fried brussel sprouts!

Thanks!

Thank you so much for this recipe...
 

This recipe saved me today. I just made it for dinner and it was absolutely wonderful. Especially for me. I got my tongue pierced on Sunday and have not been able to eat real food since. This soup was just perfect and yummy. I am also on atkins so I have survived the past 3 days on low carb protein shakes, low carb yogurt, low carb smoothies, and low carb ice cream. I really needed something of substance and something different. Was getting really bored. But I've lost 6 pounds!!! :) :) Well thanks again!!!

I added a lil chicken breast and some left over beef to it for a hearty meal :)

About how many carbs does this soup have? I have not made it yet but it sounds good. Does brocolli have carbs? Which ingredients do i need to look out for when checking for carbs?

Mmm... this was yummy! I'm not a big broccoli fan, but who can resist cheese soup? I threw in an ounce or two of cream cheese, for the heck of it. :cool:

BBC Soup
 

I made this on a whim today and it turned out marvelously.

Ingredients:

2 cups broccoli florets chopped
4 ounces cheddar cheese shredded
4 pints of Dean's Heavy Cream (Deans has no carbs)
6 slices precooked bacon (make sure it isn't cured with sugar I found some on Tuesday that did and had to throw it out)
one half cup of onions
white pepper
black pepper
salt
dash of paprika (for coloring)
2 tablespoons of butter

saute the onions in butter until tranluscent
add the broccoli and saute for another 3-4 minutes
pour in a half cup of cold water (keeps the cream from scalding when you first pour it in)
Immediately pour in the cream, stir and add white pepper, black pepper, salt and a dash of paprika. Drop in bits of the shredded cheddar cheese and allow them to melt before adding the next bit to avoid clumping. Simmer on low heat for 10 minutes. Stir often to avoid scorching. Serve with plain pork rinds as a substitute for crackers.

19 net carbs in the soup if you use 0 carb heavy cream. I seperated out 4 servings coming in at approx. 4 carbs each. I ate one and the other two are in the freezer for next week.

cream of asparagus soup
 

wanted something quick for super and noticed the cream of brocoli soup, adjusted it. Opened a can of asparagus, took out 1/2 of the spears, mashed them with fork, put in sauce pan, added some butter, real cream, low carb milk, salt & pepper and a little cheddar cheese. cooked on low/med heat stirring till small bubbles. let cool, and now I will eat my asparagus soup. :p

I made this last night. The taste is great. The texture was a little weird for me. Next time i will only chop up the broccoli and not pure it. It kinda felt like a sandy texture. I like to bite into the peices. Thanx!

My version of broccoli cheese soup
 

I am a throw-it-together kind of gal, so I am guessing at the measurements. I made this tonight and it was DELICIOUS! Even the kids were asking for more :D

1 can chicken broth
16 oz shredded cheese (about 4 cups)
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup sour cream
1-2 cups broccoli flowerets

Heat broth and cheese on low heat until cheese is melted. Add heavy cream and sour cream, stirring frequently. Increase heat to medium low, until bubbles begin to form on the top of the soup. Add broccoli flowerets. Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes, or until broccoli is tender. Check frequently to avoid boiling over. Makes about 6 servings.

I don't have the exact carb count on this, sorry. I lost my recipe software when I upgraded to a new computer.

this sounds really good. i am going to have to make this one. sue

how many carbs a servings and how is a serving 1 half cup? sue

Not enough can be said for this soup. I shred a chicken breat with the brocolli. Really makes this a hearty soup. GREAT JOB.

OMG, this is GREAT. BC soup is one of my favorite soups. thanks for finding a way for me to fit it into my diet!

Note that all heavy cream has carbs, approximately 6g carbs (lactose) per Cup or 8 Fluid Oz, so 0.375g per Tablespoon. So it's 12 to 15g carbs per Pint depending on American or Imperial/UK Pint...

It's 'technically' only zero grams carbs per serving if the Serving Size is small enough (e.g., a Tablespoon or 15mL) to have less than 0.5g carbs (e.g., 0.375g).

So you need to add between 12 and 15 grams carb to your recipe for the cream alone, depending on what size pint you have.