Creamy Sweet Potato Soup
Should be served with Parmesan cheese toasts on french bread.
Nutrition
- Serves 6
- Calories 233
- Fat 6.2g
- Protein 10.7g
- Carbs 33.9g
- Fiber 5.1g
- Cholesterol 12mg
- Iron 1.4mg
- Sodium 530mg
- Calcium 123mg
Ingredients
- 2# sweet potatoes, halved lengthwise
- 1/4c water
- 2t olive oil
- 1c chopped onion
- 1/2t ground cumin
- 1/4t crushed red pepper
- 4c chicken stock
- 1/4t salt
- 6 slices bacon
- 1oz fresh Parmesan cheese
- 2T flat-leaf parsley leaves
Instructions
- Bake sweet-potatoes till tender, peel and discard skin
- Heat a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add oil; swirl to coat. Add onion; sauté 1 minute or until translucent. Stir in cumin and red pepper. Add stock to pan; bring to boil. Place hold of sweet potato and half of stock mixture in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour pureed soup into large bowl. Repeat with remaining sweet potato and stock mixture. Stir in salt. Divide soup among 6 bowls; sprinkle cooked bacon and Parmesan cheese evenly over top. Garnish with parsley if desired.