Healthy Creamy Broccoli & Spinach Cheese Soup
Author: My Lavender Blues
Recipe type: Soup, Healthy, Dinner
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Serves: 4-6
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1 yellow onion,chopped
- 1 tbsp chopped sage leaves (fresh)
- 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 12 oz broccoli florets
- 6 oz baby spinach
- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground white pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¾ cup sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 4 tbsp shaved parmesan
- In a large pot with a lid, over medium heat, add ghee.
- Once ghee has melted and has heated (about a minute) add your chopped onions and saute for about 6 minutes, or until onions are almost translucent.
- Add your sage leaves and cook for another 30 seconds or until fragrant.
- Add broth and bring to a low boil and add your broccoli and spinach.
- Stir and cover with lid and allow to steam/simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring ocasoinally
- Add cottage cheese, stir and cook for another minute.
- Remove pot from heat and very carefully in batches puree the mix.
- Once mix is fully pureed pour back into pot and place pot over medium heat again.
- Add your nutmeg, white pepper, garlic powder. Stir.
- Add your cheddar cheese and lower heat to medium low. Allow cheese to melt completely about another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Salt & Pepper to taste (I used the full 2 tsp, however to each their own)!
Serving size: 2 cups Calories: 227 Fat: 10.8g Carbohydrates: 15.2g Fiber: 4g Protein: 18.8g
Recipe by My Lavender Blues at https://mylavenderblues.com/healthy-creamy-broccoli-spinach-cheese-soup/
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