"Cheesy Vegetable Chowder"

I got this recipe off of Pinterest and it was super yummy! I love love broccoli cheese soup and this version has more veggies and I chose to make it a little lighter (Explained below under the photos I posted). So, enjoy!

Here is the link to the blog and the recipe:

http://luluthebaker.blogspot.com/2011/09/cheesy-vegetable-chowder.html

And here are her ingredients and instructions:

"2 Tablespoons butter

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 cup finely chopped carrot

1 celery stick, finely chopped (feel free to add more celery if you like celery; I don't, so I don't add much)

1 Tablespoon minced garlic

4 cups chicken broth (I usually use a mixture of low-sodium chicken broth and broth made with chicken soup base because it gives it such nice flavor)

2 large baking potatoes, peeled and chopped

1 Tablespoon flour

1/2 cup water

2/3 cup milk

2 cups chopped broccoli

2 heaping cups shredded cheddar cheese

Melt the butter in a large soup pot.  Add onions, carrots, and celery and saute over medium heat until tender.  Add garlic and cook 1 or 2 additional minutes.  Add chicken broth and potatoes, bring to a boil, and cook until potatoes are tender.  Mix flour with water, add, and simmer until soup is slightly thickened.  Add milk and broccoli and cook until broccoli is just tender and soup is heated through.  Stir in cheese, allow to melt, and serve."

And here are MY personal photos:

The only things I did differently was use my own homemade chicken stock (it had some others flavors in it such as white wine and parsley).

I also used SHARP chedder because I love it.

And finally, to make it a little "lighter" I used 1% milk.

It was really good. And I got the seal of approval from Eric and Kya!