LIGHT AND CREAMY ZUCCHINI SOUP

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Lots of zucchini this year, and I love soup. So what better than to make a zucchini soup? This is a light version, since I am watching my weight. If I were not, I would have used heavy cream and a lot more Romano cheese! Add or subtract any veggies you want. Corn and green beans would also be good. This comes out so creamy and rich tasting, you would never know how light in calories it is.

Provided by KJT96

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Squash Soup Recipes Zucchini Soup Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil
1 ½ onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
3 large zucchini, chopped small
1 (14.5 ounce) can fat-free chicken broth
½ (16 ounce) bag baby spinach leaves, chopped
1 (10.75 ounce) can cream of potato soup
1 quart fat free half-and-half
½ cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and carrots in hot oil until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add zucchini; continue cooking until the zucchini begins to soften, about 5 minutes more. Pour chicken broth over the zucchini mixture, place a cover on the pot, and bring to a boil and cook for 8 minutes. Stir spinach into the mixture; continue cooking until the zucchini is tender, about 2 minutes more.
Mash the zucchini mixture with a potato masher until a desired texture is achieved. Pour potato soup into the zucchini mixture; bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Stir half-and-half and Pecorino Romano cheese into the zucchini mixture; stir. Continue cooking until heated through completely, 2 to 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 238.8 calories, Carbohydrate 25.6 g, Cholesterol 15.8 mg, Fat 11.6 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 10.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 700.6 mg, Sugar 11 g