cheesy vegetable chowder

Last night I made soup. Vegetable soup. Ingredients all touching each other and mixed together. It was tasty and delicious amazing soup. And what made it even more amazing: all four of us liked it...a lot!! 

I found this through Pinterest many moons ago. It was the first pin on my "food" board. It comes from Lulu the Baker's website. Here is the link if you'd like it directly from her: http://luluthebaker.blogspot.com/2011/09/cheesy-vegetable-chowder.html.  

Cheesy Vegetable Chowder

2 Tbs butter

1/2 C chopped onion

1 C finely chopped celery

1 Tbs minced garlic

4 C chicken broth

2 lg baking potatoes, peeled and chopped

1 Tbs flour

1/2 C water

2/3 C milk

2 C chopped broccoli

2 heaping C shredded cheddar cheese

Melt butter in a lg soup pot.

Add onions, carrots, celery and sauté over medium heat until tender.

Add garlic and cook 1-2 mins.

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.

Stir in cheese, allow to melt, and serve.

(I didn't take any pictures while making it and this was all that was left for me after my husband packed a few containers for his lunch this week!) 

KC