Lo-Cal Broccoli-Ham Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. chopped onion
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/4 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. instant chicken bouillon granules
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. dried thyme, crushed
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 c. milk
2 c. water
2 c. broccoli flowerets
1 1/2 c. cubed, cooked ham

Preparation

In
a
3
quart
pan,
cook the chopped onion in butter until tender, but not brown.
Stir in flour, chicken bouillon, mustard, thyme
and\tpepper.
Add milk and water all at once. Cook
and stir
over\tmedium heat until thickened and bubbly. Stir
broccoli and
ham
into
saucepan.\tReturn\tto boiling. Reduce
heat; simmer
for
4
to 6 minutes, until broccoli is tender
and
soup is\theated\tthrough, stirring occasionally. Makes 4 servings. Each serving is 299 calories.