Sweet Potato Soup Betty Crocker 40th Edition Food

LOADED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In 12-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium heat 6 to 7 minutes or until crisp; drain on paper towels. Crumble bacon; set aside. Reserve 2 tablespoons drippings in skillet. Cook onion in bacon drippings over medium-high heat 6 minutes or until almost tender.
• In 6-quart Dutch oven, mix onion, broth and potatoes. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cook 10 minutes or until potatoes are very tender.
• Meanwhile, in same skillet, melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour with whisk until smooth. Cook and stir 1 minute. Gradually stir in 2 cups of the milk. Pour milk mixture into potato mixture. Add remaining 2 cups milk, the salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with whisk, until mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in ham, half of the bacon, the sour cream, 2 cups of the cheese and 1/2 cup of the green onions. Cook until thoroughly heated and cheese is melted. Evenly top individual servings with remaining bacon, 1/2 cup cheese and 1/4 cup green onions.

SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepot, over medium-low heat, cook the flour and butter, stirring constantly until roux achieves a light caramel color. Add the broth and brown sugar, bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer. Stir in the sweet potatoes and spices, bring to a simmer again, and cook for 5 minutes more. In a blender, puree the soup in batches and return to saucepot. Add the milk, and reheat soup. Season with salt and pepper, ladle into warm soup bowls and serve.

INCREDIBLY CREAMY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 1/2 cups water to boiling in 3-quart saucepan. Add potatoes and celery. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Drain liquid into blender. Remove 3 cups cooked vegetables from saucepan; place in blender with liquid. Add 1/4 cup water. Cover and blend about 1 minute until smooth.
• Stir pureed vegetables back into saucepan. Stir in remaining ingredients; heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot.

LENTIL, BARLEY AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium. Add celery, onion and garlic, and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened. Add sweet potato, barley, oregano and basil, and stir to coat well. Add tomato paste and vinegar, and stir to combine. Add 5 cups (1.25 L) of the broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for about 35 minutes, or until sweet potato and barley are tender. Stir in remaining broth, plus lentils and parsley; cook 5 minutes more, or until the soup is heated through.

SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and cut vegetables into small, uniform pieces. Place in a pot, and cover with the chicken stock; use only the amount of stock needed to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until vegetables are tender.
• Place vegetables and liquid into a food processor. Puree.
• Return pureed vegetables to the saucepan. Slowly stir in the cream, brown sugar, nutmeg, and butter. Add salt and pepper to taste.

STUFFED PEPPERS (BETTY CROCKER 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION)- VEGETA

Steps:

• Cut thin slice from stem end of each bell pepper. Remove seeds and membranes; rinse peppers. Cook peppers in boiling water to cover; about 5 minutes; drain.
• Lightly saute remaining ingredients with 1 cup of the tomato sauce.
• Heat oven to 350°F
• Stuff peppers with mixture. Stand upright in square baking dish, 8x8x2. Pour remaining tomato sauce over peppers.
• Cover and bake 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer.
• Sprinkle with cheese and serve.

SOUP NAZI'S CREAM OF SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Bake sweet potatoes 45 minutes or until soft; cool.
• Peel away skin and place in a large bowl.
• Mash potatoes rustically (you don't need to mash them until they're entirely smooth).
• Spoon mashed sweet potato into a large saucepan over medium/high heat.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
• When the soup begins to boil, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour.
• Serve topped with chopped cashews.
• Enjoy!

CREAM OF SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake sweet potatoes in preheated oven until soft, about 1 1/2 hours (you can also use a microwave). Remove and let cool slightly.
• Peel sweet potatoes, and puree with chicken broth in batches, using enough chicken broth so that it purees smoothly. Bring puree to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in the sugar, salt, nutmeg, black pepper, and cayenne pepper; cover, and let simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in cream.

SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Line the broiling pan with foil and spread the cubed sweet potato in a single layer and drizzle the first amount of oil over the potatoes.
• Roast the potatoes for about 15-20 minutes, turn once
• Heat the second amount of oil in a soup pan over medium heat and cook the onion, garlic, celery, and shallot until soft.
• Add the tomato paste and stir until combined with vegetables.
• Add the broth, cream corn, bay leaf and bring to a boil, add the baking potato and cover the pot and simmer 25-30 minutes or until the potato is tender.
• Add the sweet potatoes, whole corn kernels, and cream or milk, stir well.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Note: you can certainly make this soup vegan by leaving out the cream or milk, it is just as good.
• Enjoy!

SANTA FE SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Place red bell peppers on a baking sheet and roast, turning several times, until the skin is blackened, about 25-30 minutes.
• While peppers are roasting, place the dried New Mexico chile peppers in a bowl with the boiling water and keep them submerged (about 30 minutes), until they are softened.
• Place the roasted red bell peppers in a bowl and cover the bowl with plastic or Saran wrap and allow to sit for 15 minutes.
• Remove the roasted bell peppers from bowl, (if they're still too hot for you too handle allow them to cool more), and remove blackened skin from peppers and discard (it should come off easily).
• Cut out the stem and remove seeds; slice peppers thinly and set aside.
• Remove New Mexico chiles from their soaking liquid and discard the liquid; remove the stems and seeds; chop the chiles into small pieces and set aside.
• Cook the onion in the oil in a skillet until tender.
• Add the garlic, serrano, salt, oregano, chopped New Mexico chiles, and stir until fragrant.
• Place chile mixture, along with sweet potatoes and the broth in the crockpot and stir to mix.
• Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hour or on high for 4-6 hours or until the sweet potatoes are tender.
• Remove vegetables from crockpot; puree along with 1- 1 1/2 cups of the broth in a blender or food processor until smooth.
• Return pureed vegetables to soup, and add corn, lime zest, and lime juice.
• Cook an additional 20-25 minutes on high or until soup is hot and ready to serve.
• To serve, garnish with cilantro and roasted red pepper.

RED BELL PEPPER AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil.
• Saute the onions and garlic for about 10-15 minutes on medium heat, or until the onions are soft and very lightly browned.
• Add the bell peppers and saute for another 10-15 minutes, until the bell peppers are soft and everything is lightly browned.
• Add the sweet potato, vegetable broth, bay leaves, salt, and butter and simmer for 10-15 minutes, until the sweet potato is soft.
• Remove the bay leaves and blend the soup until mostly smooth.
• Enjoy!

SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat enough water to cover sweet potatoes to boiling in 2-quart saucepan. Add sweet potatoes. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer 30 to 35 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork; drain. When potatoes are cool enough to handle, slip off skins; discard skins.
• Place potatoes in blender or food processor. Add 1/2 cup of the broth. Cover and blend on medium speed until smooth.
• Return blended mixture to saucepan. Stir in remaining broth, the orange juice, salt and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until hot. Stir in milk. Cook, stirring frequently, until hot. Sprinkle with pecans and additional nutmeg.