Cheesy Vegetable Chower

Low Calorie and Delicious!

Ingredients:

• 3 Tbsp. butter
• 1 finely chopped red bell pepper
• 1 zucchini diced
• 2 cups fresh broccoli cut into small pieces
• 1/2 finely chopped onion
• 1 can diced green chiles
• 1 cup carrots diced
• 2 Tbsp. minced garlic
• 1/2 (20 oz) package of hash browns
• 1/2 tsp. cumin
• 2 (14 oz) cans vegetable broth
• 1/3 cup all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups skim milk
• 1 cup fat free half and half
• 2 cups low fat shredded cheese (any kind)

Preparation:

1. Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat.  Add bell pepper, onion and garlic and saute for 5 minutes or until tender.  Add zucchini, carrots, hash browns and cumin, and saute 5 minutes until hash browns are browned and tender.  Add vegetable broth, broccoli and green chiles.  Bring to a boil then cover and reduce heat to low  and simmer for 25 minutes.

2. Whisk together flour, milk and cream.  Stir into vegetable mixture and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes until thickened.  Reduce heat to low.

3. Add cheese and stir until melted and blended in.

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