Well our squash plants are going over the top! Usually by this time the garden is drying up no matter how much water you pour on it just because of the heat.....not this year. And our neighbor across the street is experiencing the same thing and must have brought us 8-9 lbs of zucchini this weekend. Lynn just asked for the recipe and thought I would share it with ya'll, too, with over abundance of zucchini. This is a tried and proved recipe on my husband who dislikes zucchinni.....but LOVES this soup!
Now on to my grandmother's notes on the soup.....she HATED Velveeta! She tried every which way to make this soup with cheese and laughs how many times she threw out the 'slop' as she called it. This was the only thing she ever made with Velveeta and there was always a one lb brick in the pantry as she loved loved this soup!
2# zucchini, cut in small pieces (1/4-1/2 inch cubes works best)
1/2 cup water
1 medium chopped onion
1-2 tablespoons butter
8 oz. Velveeta (cube - same as above)
1 1/2 cups 1/2 & 1/2 cream
2 tsps salt
1/2 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp nutmeg
optional sour cream and/or chopped parsley
substitution: cayenne pepper for white pepper which gives a pretty presentation for Christmas. Amount of cayenne is to your taste.
I use a two quart Pyrex measuring cup to make this but any 2 qt microwave safe bowl will work.
Saute onion in butter until clear. Place zucchini, onion, and water in microwave safe bowl. Heat on high 8 minutes tossing well at 4 minutes. May have to adjust time depending on your microwave. Cook only until done but not mushy.
Place in blender or food processor to puree. Place puree back in 2 quart microwave safe bowl.
Add Velveeta cubes and Half-n-Half, whisk in, microwave on medium (depends on your microwave power) until cheese is melted stopping to whisk a couple of times.
Add salt, pepper and grated nutmeg.
Serve or freeze.
This freezes beautifully and is still yummy once thawed and reheated.
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Last edited by killarney_rose on Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Cherry Delight
this sounds yummy. Most of my excess of zucchini this year has been grated, measured in zucchini bread recipe amounts, and frozen for the winter. lol But now I must make this and try it and then perhaps more zucchini frozen goodness . lol
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My father-in-law lives in a small town in northern Indiana and jokes that the only time people who live there ever lock their cars is in July, so they won't have more zucchini dumped in it! 
(I'd love that problem but DH doesn't like it, and I avoid cheese so the soup prob. wouldn't work.)
(I'd love that problem but DH doesn't like it, and I avoid cheese so the soup prob. wouldn't work.)
Cherry Garcia
This sounds really good but I can't get past the velveeta. Although I LOVE velveeta my wasitline does not! But I may have to break down and try this.
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