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Butternut Soup With Pears and Apples
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 70 Minutes
Servings: 7
From Cooking Light. Per 1 cup serving: 117 calories, 2.2 g fat, 1.2 g protein, 25.5 g carb, 2.3 g fiber, 4 mg cholesterol.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup chopped celery
4 cups cubed peeled butternut squash
1 3/4 cups water
1 cup chopped peeled braeburn apple
1 cup chopped peeled anjou pear
1/2 cup apple juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can vegetable broth
1 bay leaf
3 tablespoons maple syrup
Directions:
1. Melt the butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat.
2. Add in onion and celery; stir/saute for 4 minutes or until tender.
3. Add in squash and the next 8 ingredients; bring to a boil.
4. Partially cover, lower heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until tender.
5. Throw out bay leaf.
6. Transfer half of squash mixture to the container of a blender or food processor; process until smooth.
7. Pour puree into a bowl; repeat procedure with the remaining squash mixture.
8. Return all puree mixture to soup pot; stir in syrup.
9. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes or until well heated.
10. **Could use stick blender in soup pot instead of pureeing in blender.
By RecipeOfHealth.com