Elegant Leek Soup

Recipe Ingredients

1 teaspoon	5ml	Butter
2 teaspoons	10ml	Shallots - chopped (small)
1 1/2 cups	219g / 7.7oz	Chopped cleaned leeks (bottom only)
1 cup	237ml	Dry white wine
2 cups	292g / 10oz	Russet potatoes - peeled, diced (medium)
2 cups	474ml	Low-sodium low-fat chicken broth
1 1/2 cups	355ml	1% milk
1 1/2 cups	355ml	Wagon wheel pasta
2 tablespoons	30ml	Crumbled blue cheese

Recipe Instructions

Melt the butter in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and leeks and saute for 10 minutes.

Add the wine, potatoes, and broth and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and cook for about 15 minutes.

Add all the remaining ingredients, except the cheese. Heat through, but do not boil. Top each bowl with blue cheese.

This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1 cup.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Starch, 1/2 Monounsaturated Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 87; Calories from Fat 36; Total Fat 4g; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 136mg; Carbohydrates 12g; Dietary Fiber 3g; Sugars 4g; Protein 4g.

Source:
Diabetes Forcast - Nov, 2000 at - http://www.diabetes.org/main/community/forecast/default.jsp

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