Healthy Creamy Broccoli Soup

Discover how creamy broccoli soup can be—even without any cream! At just 165 calories per serving, this nutritious soup makes a delightful light meal or lunch and is ready in just 15 minutes. Croutons are a great addition!

While I’ve made cauliflower soup many times, this is my first attempt at broccoli soup. It has a similarly creamy texture to cauliflower soup, but the vibrant green color makes it feel even healthier and more packed with nutrients.

Using a handheld blender stick, you can whip this up quickly—on the table in 15 minutes. And trust me, croutons are a must!

Ingredients

  • 1 large head of broccoli
  • 1 potato , peeled and roughly chopped into cubes about 1.5cm / 1/2″ cubes
  • 1 white or brown onion , roughly diced
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 cups / 500 ml vegetable stock / broth
  • 1 cup / 250 ml milk (low fat, cow or soy)
  • 1/2 cup / 125 ml water
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Cut / break broccoli into florets into pieces about half the size of a golf ball. Roughly cut most of the stem, other than the main stem, into thumb size pieces. Discard the main stem, or keep for another use.
  2. Place all ingredients except milk, salt and pepper in pot, put on lid, bring to boil then turn down heat to medium and let it rapidly simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.
  3. Remove lid, add milk, bring back to boil, then remove from heat and whizz with hand held blender.
  4. You can thicken the soup by cooking it for longer on the stove on a medium low heat.
  5. Season to taste with salt and pepper, serve with croutons if desired.
  6. Cut stale bread into cubes, lightly spray with olive oil, spread on baking stray and bake for 3 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with salt then top on soup.

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