Cream of broccoli soup

Name: Cream of broccoli soup
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Home cooking
Ingredients: Broccoli (frozen) — 250 g; Potatoes — 100 g; Onions — 40 g; Cream 10% — 60 ml; Hard cheese — 20 g; Butter — 8 g; Whole-grain bread — 40 g; Salt — 2 g

A delicate creamy soup with broccoli, potatoes and cheese, wonderfully warming and satisfying.

Time: 30 min
Serving: 459 kcal
Ingredients: ≈ $2.28
Protein: 21 g

Healthy Soup Meat-free

Ingredients

1 Broccoli (frozen)pack 400 g ≈ $1.80 250 g
2 Potatoes≈ $2.19 per kg 100 g
3 Onions≈ $1.60 per kg 40 g
4 Cream 10%pack 500 ml ≈ $2.40 60 ml
5 Hard cheesepack 200 g ≈ $2.70 20 g
6 Butterpack 180 g ≈ $1.58 8 g
7 Whole-grain breadpack 350 g ≈ $2.17 40 g
8 Salt 2 g

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

Prepare the ingredients: rinse broccoli¹ and onion³, peel potatoes²; finely chop the onion, cube the potatoes to 2 cm, break broccoli into florets about 3 cm in diameter; prepare a 2-liter pot and heat with butter⁶ over medium.
Sauté the onion³ in butter⁶ over medium heat until translucent, 3–4 minutes, stirring.
Add potatoes² and broccoli¹, sauté 2–3 minutes, stirring to coat the vegetables with oil.
Pour in 400 ml of water, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
Blend the soup until smooth, pour in the cream⁴, stir in the cheese, salt to taste and mix until the cheese melts.
Serving: divide among bowls, serve with toasted bread; garnish with herbs if desired.

Tips

Why it works: Cube potatoes to 2 cm so they soften evenly without turning to mush or leaving hard bits. Overcutting makes the soup gluey.
Substitutions: Use 60g Greek yogurt instead of cream for tangier flavor; swap frozen broccoli for fresh but add 2 minutes to cooking time.
Common mistakes: If the soup smells sour after blending, you overcooked the potatoes. It should taste mild and sweet, not starchy.
Storing and reheating: Stores 3 days in the fridge; reheat gently in a pot with 20ml water until hot, stirring often. Freeze without cream for 1 month.
Serve with: Pair with a simple green salad and a glass of white wine for a light but filling midweek lunch.

In short

In the planner this dish is cooked for two days: reheat on day two.
Marked healthy: the planner picks it more often for the goals “lose weight” and “eat well”.

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Nutrition

Per serving and share of 2000 kcal

Calories	459 kcal	23%
Protein	21 g	28%
Fat	21 g	29%
Carbs	49 g	19%
Per 100 g	88 kcal

Cost

≈ $2.28per serving

Average supermarket prices, BLS (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), October 2026. Your store will differ: products come in packs and each chain sets its own prices. The priciest item here is broccoli (frozen).