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    • Potato-broccoli Cheese Soup

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    Vegetables, Dairy, Meats And, Soups, Stews 6 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    Vegetable cooking spray
    1 c Chopped onion
    1 1/4 lb Peeled cubed baking potato
    3 cups
    1 1/2 c 1% low-fat milk
    13 3/4 oz No-salt-added chicken broth
    1 can
    1 1/2 c Finely chopped fresh
    broccoli
    1/4 t Salt
    1/8 t Pepper
    6 oz Reduced-fat sharp Cheddar
    cheese 1-1/2 cups

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Coat a large saucepan with cooking spray; place over medium heat  until
hot. Add onion; saute 5 minutes. Add potato, milk, and broth;  bring to
a boil. Partially cover, reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes.  Remove 1
cup potato mixture, and set aside.  Place remaining potato mixture in
container of an electric blender;  cover and process until smooth.
Return potato puree to pan; stir in broccoli, salt, and pepper.
Partially cover, and cook over medium heat 8 minutes, stirring
frequently. Add reserved potato mixture; cook 1 minute. Remove from
heat; add cheese, stirring until cheese melts. Yield: 6 cups (serving
size: 1 cup). Recipe By : Cooking Light, Nov/Dec 1993, page 122  Posted
to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #253  Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 22:52:37 +0000
From: Patti McCoy <patti-will-mccoy@postoffice.worldnet.att.net>

    A Message from our Provider:

    “Our hopelessness and our helplessness are no barrier to (God’s) work. Indeed our utter incapacity is often the prop He delights to use for His next act… We are facing one of the principles of Yahweh’s modus operandi. When His people are without strength, without resources, without hope, without human gimmicks – then He loves to stretch forth His hand from heaven. Once we see where God often begins we will understand how we may be encouraged. #Ralph Davis”

    Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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    Calories: 232
    Calories From Fat: 78
    Total Fat: 8.9g
    Cholesterol: 27.4mg
    Sodium: 601.9mg
    Potassium: 571.3mg
    Carbohydrates: 23.2g
    Fiber: 2.5g
    Sugar: 5.1g
    Protein: 15.2g


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