Looking for a warm dinner? Then check out this hearty sweet potato and pear soup ready in less than an hour.
Sweet Potato-Pear Soup
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 45 min
- Servings 5
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 small onion, chopped (1/4 cup)
- 1 medium stalk celery, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 3 medium dark-orange sweet potatoes (about 1 1/2 lb), peeled, diced (4 1/2 cups)
- 1 medium pear, peeled, diced (1 cup)
- 2 cans (14 oz each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- Chopped fresh thyme, if desired
Instructions
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Step1In 3-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion and celery in oil 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender.
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Step2Stir in remaining ingredients except fresh thyme. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until sweet potato is tender.
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Step3Into blender or food processor, add half of the soup. Cover; blend on medium speed 1 to 2 minutes or until smooth; return to saucepan. Blend remaining soup. Heat blended soup 1 to 2 minutes or until hot. Garnish with fresh thyme.
Nutrition
180
Calories
2g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
35g
Total Carbohydrate
17g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 180
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2g
- 3%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 420mg
- 17%
- Potassium
- 830mg
- 24%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 22%
- Sugars
- 17g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 470%
- 470%
- Vitamin C
- 25%
- 25%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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