Recipe: Cream of Broccoli Soup
Ingredients:
- 2 14oz bags frozen broccoli florets (don’t get the “cuts”)
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup flour, sifted*
- 2 cups milk
- 4 cups water or vegetable broth
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- ½ tsp salt**
- ½ tsp dry mustard**
- ½ tsp dill**
- Dash of pepper***
Instructions:
- Steam both bags of broccoli (either on the stove or in a microwave vegetable steamer
) When they’re fully cooked, chop them into very small pieces, and set them aside.
- In a large...
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Ingredients:
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