Savor this velvety, rich chestnut soup made with Progresso™ chicken broth and flavored with Marsala wine - an elegant side dish.
Chestnut Soup
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
Soup
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 large onion, finely chopped (1 cup)
- 1 stalk celery, finely chopped (1/3 cup)
- 2 jars (7.4 oz each) whole roasted chestnuts, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup Marsala wine
- 1 carton (32 oz) Progresso™ chicken broth (4 cups)
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon kosher (coarse) salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Garnishes, if desired
- Crème fraîche or sour cream
- Chopped roasted chestnuts
- Cracked black pepper
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onion and celery in butter 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Add chopped chestnuts; cook 2 minutes. (Set aside a few chestnut pieces for garnish, if desired.) Add wine; stir to loosen particles from bottom of pan. Stir in broth, whipping cream, salt and white pepper. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer uncovered 20 minutes. Remove from heat; cool 15 minutes.
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Step2Into blender, pour half of the soup. Cover; blend on high speed until smooth. Return to saucepan. Repeat with remaining soup. Stir in nutmeg; heat to simmering. Cook until hot. Garnish individual servings with crème fraîche, reserved chopped chestnuts and black pepper.
Nutrition
210
Calories
7g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
32g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 210
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 690mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 32g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 0%
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
2
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