Cream of Broccoli Soup

I'm not normally a fan of cream soups because I know that they are usually made with heavy cream (and lots of it), loads of butter and/or cheese, and not much healthy value.

But then broccoli went on sale at No Frills this week (89 cents/lb!) and I decided to make amends with cream soups. I found a recipe from AllRecipes.com that I could live with, that uses a ton of veggies, skim milk, and is a surprisingly good choice!

(sorry, I forgot to take pictures this time :( )

Cream of Broccoli Soup (makes 6 servings)
1 onion, chopped small
1 stalk of celery, chopped small
8 cups broccoli florets (about 4 stalks, depending on their size)
4T butter
3 cups low-sodium chicken stock (you could use veggie stock too, but I couldn't find a low-sodium version when I was at the store)
3T flour
2 cups skim milk

Melt 1T of butter in a soup pot (you could use olive oil if you want to limit the butter), sautee onion and celery for 3-5 minutes till softened. Add broccoli and chicken stock.
Cover and simmer till the broccoli is very soft, about 10-15 minutes. When done, smash up the broccoli using either a potato masher (if you like chunkier soup), a handheld blender, or pour into a regular blender. You can make your soup as chunky or smooth as you like :)
In a saucepan, melt 3T of butter and stir in 3T of flour to make a roux. When well mixed up, add the milk. Whisk well for a few minutes until the milk gets thick and bubbly.
Pour the thickened milk into the broccoli mixture. Stir it up, take a taste, and enjoy!

Mmmm :)

AllRecipes.com claims that this recipe is worth 207 Calories, 12.4g of fat, 17g of carbohydrates, 3.6g of fibre, and 9.2g of protein per serving. However, the original recipe called for "milk", not skim milk, so the nutritional information will be different with the modified recipe that I've posted here. When I calculated the Points Plus value of this recipe, it was 2 PP's less than this nutritional information gives per serving, making this recipe even more worth it to eat!

What's your favourite cream soup? Is it worth the calories/Points?