BUTTERNUT SOUP WITH PEARS AND APPLES

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From Cooking Light. Per 1 cup serving: 117 calories, 2.2 g fat, 1.2 g protein, 25.5 g carb, 2.3 g fiber, 4 mg cholesterol.

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories     Vegetable

Time 1h10m

Yield 7 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup chopped celery
4 cups cubed peeled butternut squash
1 3/4 cups water
1 cup chopped peeled braeburn apple
1 cup chopped peeled Anjou pear
1/2 cup apple juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can vegetable broth
1 bay leaf
3 tablespoons maple syrup

Steps:

  • Melt the butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat.
  • Add in onion and celery; stir/saute for 4 minutes or until tender.
  • Add in squash and the next 8 ingredients; bring to a boil.
  • Partially cover, lower heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until tender.
  • Throw out bay leaf.
  • Transfer half of squash mixture to the container of a blender or food processor; process until smooth.
  • Pour puree into a bowl; repeat procedure with the remaining squash mixture.
  • Return all puree mixture to soup pot; stir in syrup.
  • Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes or until well heated.
  • **Could use stick blender in soup pot instead of pureeing in blender.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 113.5, Fat 1.9, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 4.4, Sodium 114.2, Carbohydrate 25.3, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 13.7, Protein 1.3

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