Creamy Sweet Potato Soup
Recipe from Smithfield

Rich, creamy, and a breeze to make!


Creamy Sweet Potato Soup

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Servings: 6
Total Time: 30 mins
 
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Ingredients
  • 1/2  cup
    butter
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  • small onion, finely diced
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  • 1  cup
    celery, finely diced
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  • large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
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  • 3  cup
    chicken stock
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  • 1  cup
    heavy cream
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    pumpkin pie spice
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    Salt and pepper to taste
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For Garnish:
  • 4  slices
    Smithfield Bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled
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    Maple syrup to drizzle
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  • scallion, finely diced
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Directions
1.
Melt butter in a large saucepan. Add onion and celery and saute until fully cooked and tender. Add the potatoes and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, lower heat to medium, cover and cook for 25 minutes or until the potatoes are very tender.
2.
Puree the contents of the saucepan in a blender (in small batches). Return to saucepan and stir in the cream and pumpkin pie spice. Season to taste with the salt and pepper. Heat to desired temperature.

Serving Suggestions
Sprinkle soup with crumbled bacon, a drizzle of maple syrup, and a pinch of scallion.

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