creamy sweet potato soup

2 T extra light olive oil
1 c chopped onion
2 celery stalks chopped
1 tsp minced garlic
2 lg sweet potatoes cubed
4 c fat free low sodium chicken broth
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg

1 1/2 c fat free half and half

you can bake or microwave the potatoes first and add the pulp to the broth to spped up cooking time.

saut'e onion in olive oil for 5 mins.,add celery&Garlic cook another 5 mins,add the sweet potatoes broth cinnamon and nutmeg, bring to boil reduce heat to simmer, cook another20 mins. or till potatoes are tender.Blend in batches in blender till smooth, return to pot then stir in half and half add salt and pepper to taste.

Serving Size: 6 one cup servings

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LISAMK4.