High Protein Broccoli Cheddar Soup with Cottage Cheese
This High Protein Broccoli Cheddar Soup with Cottage Cheese is a delicious healthy soup recipe
Equipment
- 1 soup pot
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter You can use olive oil but butter provides more flavor
- 1 small onion - finely chopped
- 1 large carrot - sliced into matchsticks or juliened
- 3 cups chopped broccoli florets*
- 5 cloves garlic - minced
- 1 can white beans - drained
- 3-4 cups bone broth, chicken broth or vegetable broth*** I like bone broth for extra protein
- ½ teaspoon dijon or stone ground mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese I shredded mine from a fresh block of cheddar
- ¾ cup full fat cottage cheese you can use low fat but this will make the soup less creamy
Instructions
- Heat butter or oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook 5 minutes. Add in carrots and garlic and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add all ingredients except for the cheese and cottage cheese to the pot. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes, until the broccoli is tender. Be sure to not overcook the broccoli as this will make the soup taste bad.
- Turn off heat and add 2-3 cups of the soup to a blender along with the cottage cheese. Blend until smooth.
- Add the blended soup back to the pot and turn the heat to low. Add in the cheese and stir until it is melted in and creamy.
- Divide soup out and serve.
Notes
This makes 3-4 servings of soup depending on how hungry you are.
*you can include some stems, I had about 25% stems and use 2 tiny heads of broccoli.
**Use 3 cups for a very thick soup and 4 for a thinner but still creamy soup. I personally use 4 cups and found it perfect.
Nutrition
Calories: 600kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 46gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 104mgSodium: 1647mgPotassium: 1207mgFiber: 11gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 5950IUVitamin C: 83mgCalcium: 752mgIron: 6mg
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