ANN'S VEGGIE CHOWDER

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This can be as fancy or plain as you want to make it, thick or thin as you want, too. Served with fruit and bread or crackers and cheese, it makes a great soup to serve company or just your family.

Provided by Countrymom

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chowders

Time 42m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) bag broccoli florets
5 baking potatoes, peeled and diced
1 quart chicken broth
1 onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
¼ cup milk
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add broccoli, cover, and steam until just tender, 2 to 4 minutes.
Combine potatoes, chicken broth, onion, and garlic in a pot over medium heat. Simmer until softened, 20 to 30 minutes. Mash about half the potatoes in the broth. Combine cream cheese and milk in a bowl; stir into the broth until incorporated. Reduce heat to low. Add Parmesan cheese gradually, stirring until melted after each addition. Add cooked broccoli.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 323.8 calories, Carbohydrate 38.9 g, Cholesterol 48.1 mg, Fat 14.9 g, Fiber 5.7 g, Protein 10.5 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Sodium 835.9 mg, Sugar 4.4 g