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Gene Smart Celery Soup is for Soup.

Gene Smart Celery Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Gene Smart Celery Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Gene Smart Celery Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Gene Smart Celery Soup are:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 bunch celery, chopped (about 7 cups)
4 green onions (whites and about 3" of greens), chopped
1 medium leek, white and pale green part chopped (discard the tough dark green tops)
1 medium russet potato, peeled and cut into 1" cubes
4 cups water + 2 teaspoons salt OR 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup fat-free plain yogurt
Chopped fresh parsley

Here is how you make Gene Smart Celery Soup:

Heat the oil in a large heavy stockpot over medium-high heat. Add the celery, onions and leek and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to soften, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the potato and water or broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the potato is tender, 8 to 10 minutes longer. Let cool about 10 minutes.Stir the yogurt into the soup. In batches, transfer the soup to a blender and puree (or puree in the pot with an immersion blender). Strain the soup through a strainer. Store in containers in the refrigerator. Serve chilled or at room temperature sprinkled with parsley.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BERARDPB.

The nutritional information for Gene Smart Celery Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 94.9

• Total Fat: 2.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 539.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.0 g
• Protein: 3.5 g