Green Vegetables Chowder | Canadian Goodness

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp (45 mL) butter
• 1 cup (250 mL) 1/2-inch (1 cm) diced onion and celery
• 3 tbsp (45 mL) all-purpose flour
• 4 cups (1 L) milk
• 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) small broccoli florets or frozen thawed and cut if large
• 1 cup (250 mL) diced green zucchini (1/2 inch/1 cm pieces)
• 1/2 green pepper diced (1/2 inch (1 cm) pieces)
• 2 tsp (10 mL) chili powder
• 4 cups (1 L) fresh baby spinach leaves or 1/2 a 300g package of frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed to remove excess moisture
• Salt & pepper
• 1 cup (250 mL) shredded Canadian mild Cheddar cheese