Cream of Broccoli Soup

CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

 

In a saucepan combine:

 

6 Cups of Water

4 Chicken Boullion Cubes

8 Cups of cooked broccoli *

Dash of garlic powder

2 Cups of onion (I peel them and put them in whole)

2 teaspoons thyme

4 bay leaves

 

Combine all of the above ingredients in a pot & boil for 10 minutes.  Remove the bay leaves.  Place the soup in the blender (do it half of the soup at a time) and then put the soup in a bowl. 

 

In the same saucepan, melt 8 Tablespoons butter. Add 8 Tablespoons flour, 1 teaspoon salt & a dash of pepper.  Stir.  Add 4 Cups of milk.  Cook until thick and bubbly.  Stir in the broccoli mixture.  Heat thoroughly.

 

Serves 6-8

 

*  I prepare my broccoli in advance.  I cut my broccoli into bite size pieces and then steam it.  After it is soft, I lay the broccoli on a cookie sheet and put it in my freezer.  Once it is frozen, I put the broccoli in a ziplock bag and keep it in the freezer.  Anytime I need cooked broccoli, I just pull it out of the freezer.