sick day broccoli soup

 

 

Ingredients

One large head of Broccoli

One large Onion

Three cloves of Garlic

One can of White beans

About Three twigs of Rosemary

One and a Bit cartons of low sodium chicken broth

Handful of Red Lentils

One dollop of Non fat greek Yogurt

Chili Flakes

Chili olive oil and Cheese for topping

1. rough chop onions and garlic put in pot with a bit of olive oil, saute.
2. while the onion and garlic are cooking, clean and chop up broccoli ( i use the stems as well(dont tell my husband), just make sure to cut off the tough outside skin.)
3. toss broccoli in pot stir and let cook for about six min 
4. pour in the chicken broth
5. i decided last minute to throw in a handful of red lentils
6. bring to a boil then turn down the temp, let is cook for about twenty min 
7. toss in white beans (you could use any bean really i just like white ones, chickpeas would be good too now that i think of it.)
8. blend. (be careful its hot, hand blenders spray if you hold them to close to the surface, counter top blenders can explode when you blend hot liquid in them.) i learned both those things from trial and error. (eeek)
9. I stirred in a tablespoon of non fat greek yogurt. you could use non fat sour cream instead. I add greek yogurt to almost everything. i love it. 
10. let heat up again and serve
11. by serve i mean toss a ton of cheese and chili oil on top and sit back with whatever your eyes are into at the moment. (i got a bunch of magazines in the mail so that was my entertainment)