Sweet Potato and Apple Soup
When I put together the ingredients for this Sweet Potato Apple Soup my hope was that it would taste like fall by the spoonful. It does!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 241kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ½ onion diced
- 3 sweet potatoes peeled and cubed
- 2 Granny Smith Apples peeled, cored and cubed
- 32 ounces low sodium chicken broth
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon marjoram
- dash of cinnamon
Instructions
- In a large pot, add 1 Tablespoon oil and heat over medium heat.
- Add onions and cook until softened and transparent. Remove onions from pot and set aside.
- Add 1 Tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add sweet potatoes and apples and cover. Cook 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add cooked onions, chicken broth, cayenne pepper, black pepper and salt and increase heat to medium high. Once it comes to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and simmer until sweet potatoes are tender.
- in batches, puree the using a blender, filling the blender halfway to allow for expansion, (or use a handheld immersion blender to puree).
- Return soup to pot, add marjoram and a dash of cinnamon.
- Taste for seasoning and adjust as necessary.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 241kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 681mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 12g
