Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Celery Bisque is for Soup.

Celery Bisque takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Celery Bisque takes 20 minutes to cook.

Celery Bisque makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Celery Bisque are:

3 tablespoons butter
4 cups sliced celery (about 8 stalks)
1 1/2 cups chopped leeks (white and pale green parts only; from 2 medium)
3/4 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, diced
4 cups (or more) low-salt chicken broth
1/3 cup plus additional cr?me fra?che
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (I also add some salt, pepper and garlic for flavor)

Here is how you make Celery Bisque:

Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add celery and leeks. Saut? until celery is slightly softened, about 4 minutes. Add potatoes and 4 cups broth. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, uncovered, until all vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth. Return to same pot. Whisk in 1/3 cup cr?me fra?che and cayenne pepper. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Swirl 1 to 2 teaspoons additional cr?me fra?che into each.Serving Size: makes 5 avg size bowls of soupNumber of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user REEGETSFIT.

The nutritional information for Celery Bisque is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 223.1

• Total Fat: 13.3 g
• Cholesterol: 34.9 mg
• Sodium: 962.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
• Protein: 4.1 g

The dietary needs meet for Celery Bisque is Vegetarian