No-Cream Creamy Broccoli Soup

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There’s more to this better-for-you soup than the name suggests. Like four flavorful veggies, rice and savory grated Parm. A warm, smooth, satisfying bowl of goodness.

time

prep:

40 min

total:

40 min

servings

total:

8 servings, 1 cup each

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What You Need

carrots, chopped

stalks celery, chopped

onion, chopped

Tbsp. oil

cans (14-1/2 oz. each) fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth

1/2

tsp. pepper

4-1/2

cups broccoli florets

1/2

cup instant white rice, uncooked

cups milk

1/4

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Make It

COOK and stir carrots, celery and onions in hot oil in large saucepan on medium-high heat 5 min. Add broth and pepper; stir. Bring to boil.

STIR in broccoli and rice. Simmer on medium-low heat 10 to 15 min. or until vegetables are tender, stirring frequently.

ADD soup, in batches, to blender or food processor; cover. Blend until pureed. Return soup puree to saucepan. Add milk and cheese; cook until heated through, stirring occasionally.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Substitute 4 cups frozen or drained canned peas, chopped asparagus or chopped leeks for the broccoli.

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a cook

posted:3/7/2006

Family said not to make it again. Not enough flavor.

a cook

posted:3/7/2006

Really didn't care for this at all. We threw it out, actually. However, I followed the same recipe and used cauliflower, and it was quite good.

jfsgmaw

posted:3/4/2006

Kick it up one ! Add a teaspoon or two of salsa or taco sauce, hot sauce per Cup.Stir then taste!! First Cup wasn't so hot to taste! No Taste! Also it seem to get a better taste after you let it age

guardian34

posted:3/4/2006

This recipe was good!!! I would not make it as often as I would like being that I have to double the recipe. It's time consuming. I did have to add more rice and less liquid to thicken the soup. Other than that It's an awesome soup!!! I forgot to mention that on my last review. It's been a while since I made it.

moms1964

posted:3/2/2006

Teens saw me making this and said "no way!" but guess what? They loved it. I didnt alter the recipe at all.

a cook

posted:2/26/2006

This is a good, fast and easy recipe. My soup was very thick, but I think some reader's was runny because they didn't use a slotted spoon. (Don't use the broth it cooks in.) At first it was bland and so I added garlic salt and extra soup.

kaitielou

posted:2/26/2006

I'm not so sure about the "creamy" part. The soup was very runny. Runny we could handle, but there was no flavor. We put in seasonings, which helped a little but did not make this soup GOOD.

a cook

posted:2/25/2006

What a wonderful soup recipe! my son doesn't eat anything green, but he loved this broccoli soup. I added a few slices of bacon to cook the vegetables. I saved about a cup of soup mixture before pureeing for chunky texture. I will make this easy soup again.

allisonmcicero

posted:2/20/2006

We were very pleased with the result of the recipe. We followed it almost exactly except we replaced the chicken broth with the vegetable broth we had available. We also sprinkled the individual bowls with a little sea salt and some garlic croutons. It is very satisfying and surprisingly filling. We want to make this as an appetizer the next time we have guests. Yummy!!

LoisAnn12

posted:2/18/2006

I made this soup and took to a Pot Luck event today. I was soooo disappointed. Broccoli Soup is one of my very favorites, but this does not taste like broccoli. If I added a potato, it would taste like potato soup, only with green broccoli pieces in it. It seems that the other veggies overpowered the broccoli flavor. It was dumped down the garbage disposal. I felt it was a waste of good food items. I did not realize what a delicate flavor broccoli has until I experimented recently, while making broccoli soup and put a potato in, thinking "filler", but it overpowered the broccoli. I'll stick to my own recipe.