Zucchini Soup with Farina

Directions

Ingredients :

3 tablespoons butter

¼ cup chopped onion

¼ cup chopped green onion

6 cups chicken broth

1 ½ pounds zucchini

cut into 1-inch pieces

1 ½ tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 teaspoon dried dill weed

¼ cup dry farina cereal (such as Cream of Wheat®)

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese

softened

Methods :

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and green onion in hot butter until softened, about 5 minutes. Add chicken broth, zucchini, vinegar, and dill to the saucepan; bring to a boil. Gradually pour farina into the broth mixture while stirring. Reduce heat to low, loosely cover saucepan, and cook broth mixture at a simmer until the zucchini is tender, about 15 minutes more.

Blend soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Add cream cheese and blend again until the cheese is fully incorporated.