Healthy Creamy Broccoli Soup Without Heavy Cream

Is it a drawn out, super thick and creamy bag of soup that murders the comfort food season but also still manages to deliver on your wellness balance? Thus, was born this one pot creamy broccoli soup, all the thick creaminess you want from a classic cream-based soup — and none of the calorie-bomb.

Nutrient- and fiber-packed greens: Weeknight (or meal prep lunch) dinner Harmonie in 30 minutes

Why You’ll Love This Healthy Creamy Broccoli Soup

Zero guilt 100: The blended nature of the veggies offers a texture similar to heavy whipping cream.

Rich in vitamin C, Vitamin K and soluble fibre helpful to the digestive system and immune system

53 Quick & Easy: Basic ingredients in the cupboard No cooking: cook a meal 30 minutes or less

Dairy-free Gluten-free Egg-free YOUR IDENTITY

Ingredients and Substitutions

Now aside from releasing those lovely ingredients that are going to meld together in this back-to-your-roots-so-heart-healthy-creamy-have-it-all-broccoli-soup:

Head broccoli 1 piece (stalk peeled and chopped, florets added)

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 medium yellow onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 large russet potato (for a little creamy flavour) or 1 medium Yukon Gold potato, peeled and cut into pieces.

300ml (1/2 cup) chicken bone broth or low sodium vegetable stock

1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk (or skim cow ’s milk)

2 tbsp Nutritional yeast (optional, for a cheesy taste)

Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

How to Make Creamy Broccoli Soup Without Heavy Cream

Aromatics: In a Big Pot, Medium Heat, add olive oil Add onion and garlic. Soften and gently smoke for three to 4 mins.

To Cook Sauté: Add diced Potato, Broccoli Stems and Florets + Vegetable Stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 12–15 minutes or until just tender.

Blend: Remove pot from heat and return the same pot to stovetop. With an immersion blender (or vented ladle if not using a blender), blend the soup until it is pureed.

Add Milk and Season: Cook the Soup at LOW for a couple minutes + Milk, Nutritional Yeast Give a light sprinkle of salt & fresh black pepper.

Final Step & Serving: Pour the soup into bowls. Garnish with some toasted pumpkin seeds, fresh artichoke and parsley if desired, or drizzle some olive oil over it.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

So, the heavy cream seemed like the most obvious’ What can I substitute for heavy cream in broccoli soup?

Starchy veg (i.e. potato) or other blanched veggies (cauliflower) or so*d cashew that after grinding they can become 100% emulsified silky purée without using any bulk cream to blend them. My high-speed blender comes to the rescue and blends this batch into a cream of its own with its natural thickener.

CREAMY BROCCOLI SOUP, BUT IS (FROZEN)

Yes! Cool the soup completely before transferring it into glass containers with lids or freezer bags, Well, with the freeze for 3 months. Cover, refrigerate overnight, defrost and heat on the stove in the morning.

Broccoli Soup (When you are busy living your life without being able to do anything about losing weight yourself)

Absolutely. This cream of broccoli soup is a super satiating dish that helps to lose weight and maintain overall health; it has more satiety (maximal) value than many of the other soups while helping with lesser extent in calories, fibres and water.

Fresh Broccoli vs Frozen: If I Only Have Frozen, Can I Use it Instead of Fresh?

You want to eat this with some frozen broccoli? You can also push the cooking time a little, even saving a minute or two here and there during cooking, and does it sound along the lines of fore shrink-wrapped you that why by all means not throw frozen floret or skip thawing because what if you find all those shrink wrapped evidence from your freezer so handy whilst veggies stack in closely knitted layers packed tightly into litter basket blanched before air fry and minimum cycle prior freezing.