Spicy Sweet Potato & Squash Soup

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  • Number of Servings: 5
Ingredients
1 large butternut squash1 large sweet potato1 red chilli pepper (dried or fresh)2 cloves garlic1 litre vegetable stock (I use Marigold)
Directions
This makes 5 servings

Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 4/180 Celsius/350 Farenheit

Peel the sweet potato and cut it and the squash in half. Place on a baking tray and brush with the oil. Put in the oven.

After about 30 minutes, add the peeled garlic cloves to the tray and continue to cook for a further 15-30 minutes, until the vegetables are soft

After cooking, leave the vegetables to cool, the chop the sweet potato into chunks; peel, deseed and chop the squah and put these, along with the garlic and chilli into a blender

Add the stock and blend until smooth

This can be served immediately or cooled and then frozen

This makes 5 generous servings of thick soup; if you prefer a thinner soup just add more stock or water


Number of Servings: 5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SAFFSTAR.

Servings Per Recipe: 5
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 121.5
  • Total Fat: 1.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 786.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 27.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
  • Protein: 2.4 g

Member Reviews
  • SCOTTY51
    I added some Thyme and basil. It was great - 12/19/10