Low-Calorie Broccoli Soup

[itsmytime]

This past week I was held up with a cold and ate soup for most of my meals. To my great surprise, despite the fact that I didn't exercise, I was down 4 lbs at the end of the week. So soup is my new weight loss friend.

I made a delicious broccoli and kale soup the other night and I wanted to share the recipe.

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 pounds broccoli, cut into 2 inch pieces
2 tsp dried thyme
5 cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 cups chopped kale

Add the olive oil to a large pot and saute onions until translucent. Add the broccoli and thyme and saute for 5 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth, bring to a boil and then simmer for 10 minutes. Add the kale and simmer for 5 more minutes.

Pour the mixture into a blender and blend until smooth. Reheat blended soup in a pot if necessary. Salt to taste.

This recipe makes a ton of delicious and healthy broccoli soup that is amazingly creamy, but without the cream. Add a dollop of fat-free sour cream if you desire for some extra creaminess and added calcium.

Makes approx. 6 (1 cup) servings. 95 calories per serving. Enjoy!

[pjellis1264]

soup

This sounds great. I love soups so this will definitely be one my meals.

[patrick skelly]

Thanks itsmytime, you are truly very helpful in this weight loss forum. Ill try your recipe for supper. I have posted a recipe too, I suggest that you try it also.

Anyway, keep posting more recipes. I love to try new and healthy meals especially since the Holidays are fast approaching. My friends and I are planning of having a small dinner together at my pad so I'm kinda looking for something new, delicious, nutritious, and low caloric meals. Also, I'm coming home for Christmas so I want to show my cooking prowess to my family by cooking dinner all by myself for them.. lolz. Thanks in advance, I'll post some of my recipes too so you can also try it at your own home.