Quick Sweet Potato Bisque

This is a great way to use sweet potatoes and other staples you have laying around. Cooking for a Crohn's husband, we're always trying to find ways to cook vegetables down so he can still enjoy them. If necessary, thin with additional milk. Serve hot with a sprinkling of pepitas, if desired.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 240 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, chopped
• 6 cups skim milk
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 8 black peppercorns
• 5 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 3 apples - peeled, cored, and chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine milk, sweet potatoes, apples, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, and peppercorns in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are soft, 20 to 30 minutes.

Step 2

Pour soup into a food processor or blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth.