Low Calorie Sweet Potato Soup
This Low Calorie Sweet Potato Soup is just 149 calories per cup and is packed with good for you ingredients. The healthy sweet potato soup is vegan, gluten free, and 100% all-natural. I know you'll love it!Special Tip: You can swap out the vegetable stock for chicken stock if you prefer.
Equipment
Ingredients
- Olive oil spray
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 3 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¾ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 cups vegetable stock
- 3 large sweet potatoes peeled and cut into cubes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 can (13.66 oz) lite coconut milk
Optional Toppings:
- Low Calorie Croutons
- 1 tbsp 0% Greek Yogurt
- 1 slice cooked and crumbled bacon or turkey bacon
- ½ teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Heat a large pot over medium heat. Spray with olive oil.
- Add in the onions and celery and cook until softened (about 10 minutes).
- Add in the garlic, oregano, ginger, and cumin. Cook for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
- Pour in the vegetable stock, and add in the sweet potatoes, salt and pepper.
- Simmer for 20-30 minutes until the potatoes are for tender, then remove the pot form the heat.
- Use an immersion blender to blend the soup well .
- Pour in the coconut milk and mix well.
- Return to the heat and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
- Taste and add more salt and pepper as needed, then serve hot.
- Blending Alternative: If you don't have an immersion blender you can use a countertop blender. Simply let the soup cool, then add to the blender. Vent it (because of pressure) and blend until smooth. Then add back to the pot and continue cooking.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 149kcalCarbohydrates: 28.1gProtein: 3.2gFat: 3.7gSaturated Fat: 3.4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 405mgPotassium: 48mgFiber: 4.5gSugar: 8.2gCalcium: 29mgIron: 1mg
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