Easy Crockpot Broccoli Cheese Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can low-fat cream of celery soup (i use kroger brand)
• 1 (12 ounce) bag frozen broccoli (i use kroger brand)
• 1 3/4 cups skim milk
• 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper (to taste)
• 2 -3 cups shredded cheddar cheese (mild or sharp)
• 1/4 cup grated carrot (i use this when i have them on hand)

Recipe

• 1 open frozen broccoli, put into microwave safe bowl, and cover. microwave on high 4 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, turn your crockpot on low - put in your soup, milk, and seasonings.
• 3 once thawed, remove broccoli stems, put in food processor - consistency should be finely chopped to pureeed. put broccoli stems and whole broccoli florets into crockpot. if you buy a frozen bag of only florets, use half in food processor (since you don't have the stems). i prefer florets, but usually i can't find a bag of only florets.
• 4 **optional:. add some shredded carrot when you add in the broccoli, if you want. i would microwave it 3-4 minutes first with 2 t of water.
• 5 stir all ingredients and cook on high in crockpot 1 hour on low. add cheese and cook another 30 minutes.
• 6 serve with deli bread or in bread bowl.