CREAMY PEANUT SOUP

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Present Creamy Peanut Soup to your family at dinnertime and just wait for the smiles! Top your delicious peanut soup with chopped nuts and green onions.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Home

Time 40m

Yield 8 servings, 1 cup each

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. butter
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 onion, chopped
3 Tbsp. flour
1-3/4 qt. (7 cups) fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
1-1/2 cups no-sugar-added peanut butter
1 Tbsp. LEA & PERRINS Worcestershire Sauce
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed
1/4 cup each chopped PLANTERS COCKTAIL Peanuts and green onions

Steps:

Melt butter in Dutch oven on medium heat. Add celery and yellow onions; cook 5 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in flour; cook and stir 2 min. Add chicken broth, peanut butter and Worcestershire sauce; stir. Bring just to boil, stirring frequently; simmer on medium-low heat 10 to 12 min. or until peanut butter is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring occasionally.
Add cream cheese; cook and stir 5 min. or until cream cheese is completely melted and soup is heated through.
Blend soup, in small batches, in blender until smooth.
Serve topped with nuts and green onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 420, Fat 35 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 700 mg, Carbohydrate 18 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 7 g, Protein 13 g