Creamy Vegetable Bisque

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 cups water
• 2 vegetables or 2 chicken stock cubes
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped (approximately 2 cups)
• 2 potatoes, chopped (approximately 2 cups)
• 1 onion, chopped (approximately 1 cup)
• 1 1/2 lbs broccoli florets (i used frozen)
• 1 teaspoon madras curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried ginger
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 place all the ingredients from the water through to the ginger in a saucepan. bring to the boil and cook until all the vegetables are tender. adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• 2 puree the soup in a blender and return to pot. add half and half and the cheese and stir until the cheese has melted into the soup.