Broccoli Chedder Soup!

This is is a really tasty soup! I just made it like...20 minutes ago and just now finished my bowl. I loved it so much. You can tell how tasty it looks by the blue tinted pictures above or below! (My camera's battery died right I took the pictures and I forgot to take it off the blue setting! Now to the orginal recipe, normal flour can be used to thicken the soup; however, because white flour can cause craving and not really all that healthy, I used whole wheat pastry flour, which is much healthier and pretty much works like white flour.
Also this recipe does not require rice,. For Hubby's sake I add it, to make it a little more hartier.

1 lg. bunch broccoli, chopped or 1 (20 oz.) bag frozen, chopped broccoli (Cut the up in smaller pieces if you like. That is what I did.)
1/2 cups. butter ( I used salted better, because I like salt!)
1 small onion. ( You can leave this out if you like. It still tastes great either way)
1/2 cups. flour
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
2 c. milk
16 oz or 2 cups of chicken broth
1 1/2 c. grated Cheddar cheese

Cook broccoli, drain. Set aside. Saute onions in butter. Stir in flour. Cook 5 minutes. Add milk slowly, continually stirring. Stir in grated cheese, blend until smooth. Slowly blend in chicken broth. Add broccoli. Simmer at least 15 minutes, longer for thick soup.

Anywhoalls. Enjoy!