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Creamy Squash Soup

Type: Low Fat
Courses: Soup
Serves: 10 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups 292g / 10ozPeeled, chopped potaotes
2 cups 125g / 4.4ozPeeled, chopped acorn squash
1/2 cup 31g / 1.1ozChopped onion
1 1/2 teaspoons 7.5mlSnipped fresh marjoram
  (or 1/2 tspn dried marjoram, crushed)
3/4 teaspoon 3.8mlInstant chicken bouillon granules
1   Garlic clove - minced
1 cup 237mlWater
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlFreshly-ground black pepper
2 cups 474mlSkim milk

Recipe Instructions

In a large saucepan, combine potatoes, squash, onion, marjoram, bouillon, garlic, water, and pepper. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Transfer about half of the vegetable mixture into a blender or food processor. Process until smooth. Repeat with second half of vegetable mixture. Return mixture to saucepan. Stir in milk. Heat thoroughly but do not boil. Serving size is 1 cup.

Content per Serving:

total fat .. 0.2 g cholesterol .. 1 mg calories .. 67

saturated fat .. 0.1 g carbohydrate .. 15 g protein .. 3 g

Source:
THE JOHN HOPKINS COMPLETE GUIDE FOR PREVENTING AND REVERSING HEART DISEASE by Peter O. Kwiterovich, Jr., M.D. - Recipe contributed by Elena Harman

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