Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup

Ingredients

1 cup grated carrots

5 cups of broccoli florets

1 small onion diced well

3 cloves of garlic, freshly minced

1 tsp oregano

¼ tsp nutmeg

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp black pepper

2 ½ cups of chicken broth, low sodium

1 can evaporated milk

2 ounces reduced fat cream cheese, do not use fat free

8 ounces of freshly grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Instructions

Place the onion, garlic, carrots and the broccoli inside the bowl on the crockpot

Cut up the cream cheese and toss it in

Sprinkle the nutmeg, oregano and chicken broth into the crock pot

Stir to combine well

Cover and cook for 2 hours on high, or on low for 4 hours

Remove the lid and stir in the evaporated milk

Using your blender or food processor, spoon about half of the soup into the container and pulse until most of the florets have ground up

Carefully pour this back into the crockpot and place the cover back on

Let this cook for 10 minutes, or until the soup is hot all through

Sprinkle with the salt and pepper

Sprinkle in the grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Stir well to combine

Place the cover back on and cook until the cheese is melted

Add additional salt and pepper to taste

Serve warm

Enjoy!

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