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Creamy Potato Soup with Roasted Garlic is for Soup.

Creamy Potato Soup with Roasted Garlic takes several minutes to prepare.

Creamy Potato Soup with Roasted Garlic takes several minutes to cook.

Creamy Potato Soup with Roasted Garlic makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Creamy Potato Soup with Roasted Garlic are:

1 garlic bulb
2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
2 tsp olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1.25 lbs russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 bay leaf
2 cups low fat or fat-free buttermilk
one 10 oz box chopped green beans, thawed
1/2 cup chopped lean ham
pepper to taste

Here is how you make Creamy Potato Soup with Roasted Garlic:

1. Roast the garlic. When cool, squeeze the pulp out of its skins and reserve.2. In a large nonstick saucepan or Dutch oven, heat the oil. Saute the onion until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken broth, the potatoes, the roasted garlic pulp and the bay leaf; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until potatoes are soft. 15-20 minutes. Discard the bay leaf, remove 1 cup of cooked potatoes with a slotted spoon and set aside.3. Transfer the remaining soup mixture to a blender or food processor (or use an immersion blender); puree. Return to the saucepan and stir in the reserved potato chunks, the buttermilk green beans and ham; heat to serving temperature. Serve, sprinkled with the pepper.Makes 4 servings.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHUCKO326.

The nutritional information for Creamy Potato Soup with Roasted Garlic is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 256.8

• Total Fat: 4.7 g
• Cholesterol: 15.3 mg
• Sodium: 860.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 43.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
• Protein: 11.9 g