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Creamy Roasted Garlic Soup


Submitted by alleycat_lady

Makes 8 servings

from Prevention Magazine

Ingredients
12 cloves garlic, (whole bulb) unpeeled
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, yellow, chopped
32 oz chicken broth
1 1/2 cup lumpy mashed potatoes (see Smashed Potato recipe)
2 cup carrots, thinly sliced
1 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped
1 tsp dried basil
8 cups Swiss chard, stemmed and chopped
15 oz cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Slice top off third of garlic and discard. Wrap garlic in foil and roast for 40 minutes. Let cool. Squeeze roasted garlic from skin into a small bowl and discard skin.

  2. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook 5 minutes. Add broth and 1/3 of garlic. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

  3. Working in two batches, puree broth mixture with potatoes until smooth in a blender. Return to pan.

  4. Stir in carrots, rosemary, basil and remaining garlic and cook over medium heat 10 minutes, stirring often.

  5. Add chard. Return to simmer and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add beans and cook 5 minutes longer.

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Soup

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 289.9g
Amount Per Serving
Calories
154
Calories from Fat
40
% Daily Value*
Total Fat
4.4g
7%
Saturated Fat
0.8g
4%
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
711mg
30%
Total Carbohydrates
21.5g
7%
Dietary Fiber
4.9g
20%
Sugars
2.8g
Protein
7.2g
Vitamin A 112% Vitamin C 32%
Calcium 9% Iron 10%
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutritional details are an estimate and should only be used as a guide for approximation.

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Nutritional Analysis

Nutrition Grade
96% confidence

A
  Good points
  • Very low in cholesterol
  • High in dietary fiber
  • Very high in vitamin A
  • Very high in vitamin C
  •   Bad points
  • High in sodium
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