Best Creamy Rutabaga Soup Recipes

CREAM OF RUTABAGA SOUP

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A patient at a physiotherapy clinic I worked at used to bring in soup for us for lunch. He brought this soup in once and it was an instant hit for everyone who tried it, even those who say they hate turnip/rutabaga. We begged for the recipe and this is what we got.

Provided by momto3greatboys

Categories < 60 Mins

Time 1h

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4 slices bacon
2 medium onions, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups rutabagas, diced
1 medium potato, diced
3 cups chicken stock
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk (or 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup cream)

Steps:

Cook bacon until crisp in a large pot.
Remove bacon from pot, crumble and set aside.
Saute onions, celery and garlic in bacon grease for 5 minutes.
Add rutabaga, potato, chicken stock, sugar, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
Blend using hand blender in pot or blend in blender in batches. Return to pot if blended in blender.
Stir in milk.
Heat gently to serving temperature, do not boil.
Garnish with bacon and enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 215, Fat 9.9, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 19.6, Sodium 536.6, Carbohydrate 24, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 9.5, Protein 8.1

RUTABAGA SOUP WITH BACON AND SAGE

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This velvety rutabaga soup is the creation of Guillaume Delaune, the chef at Kingsbrae Arms in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. Enriched with maple syrup and garnished with bacon, it makes a lovely first course or appetizer.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories soups and stews, appetizer, side dish

Time 1h30m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 medium-large onion, diced
Salt
1 medium-large rutabaga, 6 to 7 ounces, peeled and diced
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
3 1/2 cups vegetable stock
White pepper
3 tablespoons maple syrup
4 ounces smoked slab bacon, diced fine
20 fresh sage leaves

Steps:

Melt butter in a large saucepan on low. Add onion, sprinkle with salt, cover and cook until onion is soft but not brown. Add rutabaga and garlic and cook, covered, about 20 minutes, until rutabaga can be pierced with a knife. Meanwhile, in a 3-quart saucepan, bring cream, milk and stock to a simmer.
Season rutabaga with pepper and stir in maple syrup. Cook for a few minutes, then add cream mixture. Simmer uncovered until rutabaga is soft, another 15 minutes or so. Purée in a blender and return to a clean saucepan. Season with salt and pepper.
Cook bacon in a small skillet until lightly browned. Remove to a couple of sheets of paper towel. Add sage leaves to bacon fat and cook on high heat a minute or so, until crisp. Drain on paper towel.
Reheat soup, check seasonings and serve with bacon and fried sage scattered on top.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 259, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 586 milligrams, Sugar 10 grams, TransFat 0 grams