Diabetes-Friendly Lunch: Broccoli and Mushroom Soup

Looking for a diabetes-friendly lunch recipe? Try this quick and tasty (low carb!) Broccoli and Mushroom Soup.

Broccoli and Mushroom Soup recipe

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 1 onion, chopped
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 2-3 cups mushrooms, chopped
• 1 large potato, peeled and chopped
• 2-3 cups broccoli, chopped
• 1L chicken/veg stock
• 1T olive oil

Method:

• Heat olive oil, add onion, and cook until soft.
• Add mushrooms and pepper, and cook on medium heat for 2 minutes.
• Add potato and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add ½ the broccoli and the warmed stock.
• Cover and cook for 15 minutes until all the vegetables are soft.
• Add remaining broccoli and blend until smooth.
• Add salt as needed.

Top tip:

Add a drizzle of cream or milk at the end, or stir in after blending, for an extra creamy soup.

Diabetes-friendly lunch ideas

Have you made this Broccoli and Mushroom Soup? Do you have any suggestions for lunch recipes? Check out the (free!) Sweet Life Cookbook here, and please share your ideas with our community!