Creamy Zucchini Noodle Broccoli Soup
Vegetable broth, leeks, potatoes, broccoli, and cream cheese make a rich, creamy, velvety smooth puree that is then topped with zucchini noodles, peas, and chives making for a healthy twist on an old favorite.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 leek pale section only, thickly sliced
- 1 garlic clove crushed
- 1 large zucchini ends trimmed, half chopped, half zoodled
- 1 large head broccoli florets, and stems coarsely chopped
- 1 large potato peeled, coarsely chopped
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 1 cup frozen peas thawed
- Flat-leaf parsley leaves to serve
- Chopped chives to serve
Instructions
- Thoroughly wash the zucchini and trim off the ends. Cut the zucchini in half and set one half into the spiralizer to make it into zoodles.
- Coarsely chop the remaining zucchini half and broccoli into small bite-size pieces.
- Cut the pale section of the leek into thick slices. Peel and cut the potatoes roughly into cubes.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and leeks; cook stirring occasionally until slightly soften for 5 minutes.
- Add in the chopped zucchini, broccoli, and potatoes; cook until veggies are golden brown and begin to soften.
- Pour the vegetable stock and cook for 15 minutes until vegetables are super tender.
- Stir in the cream cheese and cook for 2 minutes more. Take the pot off the heat and using an immersion blender, carefully puree the soup.
- Return the soup over medium-low heat and stir in the peas and zoodles. Simmer for 2-3 minutes, until zoodles begin to soften the turn off the heat.
- Pour the soup among bowls. Garnish with parsley and chives and serve warm.
Notes
- Serving size: one bowl or 2 cups
- Oil: any oil of choice will work
- Use fresh ingredients when possible, like fresh garlic, fresh broccoli, and fresh frozen peas.
- In place of the cream cheese, you may use Thai coconut milk
- Any broth can be used. To keep it vegetarian, use vegetable broth.
Nutrition
Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 1100mg | Potassium: 1251mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 2651IU | Vitamin C: 186mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 3mg