Cream of Pea Soup (Edie Despain, Taste of Home)

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  • Number of Servings: 5
Ingredients
15 oz canned no salt peas, or thawed frozen, or cooked fresh peas, reserving cooking liquid2 Tbsp chopped onion (or more to taste)1/4 cup butter1/4 cup flourblack pepper to tastesalt to taste1/8 tsp ground sage2 cups water1 can (12 ounces) regular or fat free evaporated milkcrumbled bacon for garnish if desired
Directions
Drain canned peas. Reserve 1/3 cup liquid or use water. Puree peas and liquid in blender until smooth or to desired consistency.
Melt butter. Cook onion in butter until softened. Add flour, salt, pepper, and sage to butter. Cook for a few minutes to remove floury taste. Slowly add 2 cups of water. Bring to boil and cook until thickened, about two minutes. Stir inpureed peas and evaporated milk. Heat through. Serve with bacon garnish if desired.

Serving Size: Makes 5 cup sized servings.

Number of Servings: 5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MARYKAY57.

Servings Per Recipe: 5
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 230.9
  • Total Fat: 9.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 24.9 mg
  • Sodium: 233.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 26.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.1 g
  • Protein: 9.3 g

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