Cream of Broccoli Soup
An easy cream of broccoli soup that uses oatmeal as a thickener.
Ingredients
- a splash of olive oil
- 1 chopped onion
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 10 oz packages of frozen chopped broccoli or equivalent fresh chopped broccoli
- 1/3 cup of oatmeal
- a pinch of nutmeg
- a pinch of cayenne pepper
- black pepper to taste
- 1 cup half and half
Instructions
- Heat the oil in soup pot and saute the onion until translucent. Add chicken broth, water and broccoli.
- Stir in the oatmeal, nutmeg, cayenne and pepper.
- Bring to a simmer and cook about 15 minutes.
- Blend the soup with a handheld immersion blender.
- Add the half and half and let it warm up, then serve.