Cheddar Cheese Soup
6
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Cheese soup might sound off-limits, but simply substitute a few reduced-fat and fat-free ingredients for their full-fat counterparts.
Ingredients
Olive oil
2 tsp
Onion
½ cup(s), chopped, yellow, chopped
All-purpose flour
3 Tbsp
Fat free chicken broth
2 cup(s)
Fat free skim milk
1½ cup(s)
Light cheddar cheese
1¾ cup(s), shredded
Table salt
⅛ tsp, or to taste
Black pepper
⅛ tsp, or to taste
Paprika
1 tsp
Instructions
1
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; add onion and cook until soft, about 2 minutes. Add flour and stir to coat. Add chicken broth; bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until soup thickens, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add milk and return to a boil, stirring constantly.
2
Working in batches, puree soup in a blender until smooth; return puree to pan and reheat soup to boiling. Remove pan from heat and whisk in cheese; stir until melted (if cheese does not completely melt, cook over low heat for 1 minute, stirring constantly, until melted); season to taste with salt and pepper.
3
Ladle 1 1/4 cups of soup into each of 4 bowls and sprinkle each with 1/4 teaspoon of paprika.
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