Nutrieat Creamy Squash Soup with Shredded Apples

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Nutrieat Creamy Squash Soup with Shredded Apples

A Heart-Healthy Recipe from Nutrieat

Image: Nutrieat Kitchen 

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 4

This quick-to-fix soup is bursting with warm you up flavour serve with a crisp green salad and crusty whole-wheat bread

Ingredients

• 2 boxes (900 Grams) frozen butternut squash pureed winter / or instead use pumpkin/ seed pureed
• 2 medium apples (try Golden Delicious or Gala)
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 2 cans (750 ml ) fat-free evaporated milk
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp ground black pepper

Directions

1. Place the frozen squash in a microwave-safe dish. Cover loosely. Defrost in the microwave on medium power for 5–10 minutes, until mostly thawed.
2. Meanwhile, peel then shred the apples using a grater or food processor, or peel and finely chop apples into thin strips. Set aside 1/4 cup.
3. Warm oil in a 4-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add all but 1/4 cup of the apples. Cook and stir until apples soften, about 5 minutes.
4. Stir in thawed squash and pumpkin pie spice.
5. Add the evaporated milk about 1/2 cup at a time, stirring after each addition.
6. Season with salt and pepper.
7. Cook and stir over high heat just until soup is about to boil.
8. Serve into individual soup bowls. Top each with a tablespoon of the unused apples. Sprinkle with additional pumpkin pie spice, if desired.

Nutrition Information

4 servings per container

Serving size                             1 and 1/2 cup soup

                               Amount Per Serving   

Calories                                           % Daily Value*

Total Fat                                                             4g

Saturated Fat                                                       1g

Cholesterol                                                      7mg

Sodium                                                         370mg

Total Carbohydrate                                           62g

Dietary Fibre                                                        5g

Protein                                                              18g

Potassium                                                   1,142mg

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Tip: For chunkier soup, try two bags (14 oz each) frozen diced butternut squash. Or, cut a fresh butternut into small chunks, and place in a microwave-safe dish covered with 1 inch of water. Microwave on high for 5–10 minutes, or until squash is tender and can be easily pierced with a fork. Remove skin. Place squash in blender until desired consistency.