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Butternut and Sweet Potato Winter Soup is for Soup.

Butternut and Sweet Potato Winter Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Butternut and Sweet Potato Winter Soup takes 25 minutes to cook.

Butternut and Sweet Potato Winter Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Butternut and Sweet Potato Winter Soup are:

4 cups diced 1-2" cubes, Butternut Squash, fresh
2 cups diced 1-2" cubes, Sweet Potato (Yams), fresh
1 medium yellow onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, diced
2 medium carrots, diced
4 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped, (or 2 tbsp dry)
4 cups vegetable broth
1 tbsp olive oil
black pepper, to taste
nutmeg, to taste
2 slices lean cooked bacon, chopped (optional)

Here is how you make Butternut and Sweet Potato Winter Soup:

In soup pot on medium heat add olive oil, onion, garlic, carrot, cook until softened 5-10 minutes. Add vegetable broth, diced squash, diced sweet potato and bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes until softened. Blend in pot with hand held blender or remove from heat and cool 10 minutes before pouring into a blender or food processor to blend and add back to pot.Add finely chopped parsley (can use dry parsley if you don't have fresh but cut amount it half) and chopped cooked bacon (optional) it adds a savory element. Add pepper and nutmeg to taste. If your vegetable broth is the low sodium type you many need to add salt to taste too. Serve hot with crusty bread.Serving Size: Makes about 6 servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SIERRA104.

The nutritional information for Butternut and Sweet Potato Winter Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 163.3

• Total Fat: 3.7 g
• Cholesterol: 1.8 mg
• Sodium: 691.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 31.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.5 g
• Protein: 3.2 g