Aunt Lila's Cream of Veggie Soup

Several years ago Aunt Lila gave me some wonderful recipes.  Once again, I am tired of trying to find the recipe when I need it so...voila!...put it on the blog.  This is really a delicious cream of veggie soup.  I have tweaked the recipe just a little.  I don't add chicken, turkey or ham which the recipe suggests but you can if you want to.  At our house we have very few recipes without meat and this one is delicious with just the veggies.  I like to steam till tender crisp any vegetables I have.  I always try and include broccoli, cauliflower and carrots.  I love it with fresh mushrooms added!


Boil 3 medium potatoes (I peel them and cube them...don't over cook!)
Melt 1 c. butter in a large pan.  Add 3/4 c. flour to make a roux.  Add 1 quart half and half. .
Add 8 oz. Cheez Whiz
Stir cheez into cream mixture until melted.  Do Not boil!

Meanwhile...
Steam mixture of fresh vegetables....broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, cauliflower just a little more than tender crisp.

In another pan...
Bring 1 quart water to boil.  Add 3 cubes chicken bouillon and 1 large package of California frozen vegetable.  Cook veggies for 7 minutes.  Do not overcook. Do not drain the vegetables. Add the water and vegetables to the half and half cheez mixture.  Add fresh veggies and potatoes and heat through.  Once again...do not boil.  If you boil the cream soup it ruins the texture. It still tastes good but just hurts the texture.

It is a little bit of work but it makes alot of soup and it is delicious and filling and relatively healthy unless you are counting the calories!