Description
This kid-friendly and diet-flexible creamy broccoli soup is ready in 30 minutes and now in heavy winter rotation at our house. Make it a meal by adding a side salad and heavier garnishes, such as meat, cheese, nuts, and bread.
It’s gluten-free, and easily dairy-free and vegan, too.
Ingredients
Scale
1 medium onion, chopped
1 Tablespoon oil or fat of choice
1 – 3 cloves of garlic (or 1 teaspoon garlic powder)
4 cups chopped broccoli (or 1-lb bag frozen broccoli)
2 cups vegetable or chicken broth
1 1/2 cups milk of choice
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons herbes de Provence (or thyme, basil, rosemary, oregano – alone or in combination)
2 Tablespoons tapioca flour or 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, saute the onion in the fat for 3 – 5 minutes, or until the onions start becoming translucent. Add the garlic cloves and cook for a minute more.
- While the onions are cooking, microwave the broccoli (whether you’re using fresh or frozen) for 2 – 3 minutes.
- Add the microwaved broccoli and the rest of the ingredients (except the tapioca flour or cornstarch) and stir well. Bring to a simmer for 10 minutes.
- Dissolve the tapioca flour or cornstarch in equal amounts of cold water to form a slurry. Whisk or stir the slurry into the simmering soup and stir until it thickens.
- Turn off the heat and use your stick blender to blend the soup. Alternatively, blend the soup with a stand mixer.
- Serve with your favorite garnishes, or all by itself.
Notes
- Microwaving the broccoli before adding it to the soup decreases the simmer time.
- Garnishes: Leftover meat, poultry, or fish (brisket, shredded chicken, seared salmon are examples), shredded cheese, croutons, sour cream, the options are endless!
- My family’s favorites are brisket or bacon, crackers or crusty bread, red pepper flakes, and whatever cheese we have on hand.
- If you don’t have nutritional yeast and are OK eating dairy, sub 1/4 cup grated parmesan or other hard cheese, and mix it in as the last step before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: soup
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups
- Calories: 165
- Sugar: 8.4 g
- Sodium: 539 mg
- Fat: 5.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20.3 g
- Fiber: 4.9 g
- Protein: 9.9 g
- Cholesterol: 7.5 mg