Name: Cream of Vegetable Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter -; 1 medium onion, chopped -; 1 medium zucchini, chopped -; 1 medium carrot, chopped -; 1 celery rib, chopped -; 1/2 medium sweet potato, peeled and chopped -; 2 garlic cloves, minced -; 1-1/4 teaspoons salt -; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning -; 1/2 teaspoon pepper -; 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth -; 1 bay leaf -; 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream -; 1 tablespoon sherry, optional -

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10 min.

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Ingredients for - Cream of Vegetable Soup

1. 3 tablespoons butter -

2. 1 medium onion, chopped -

3. 1 medium zucchini, chopped -

4. 1 medium carrot, chopped -

5. 1 celery rib, chopped -

6. 1/2 medium sweet potato, peeled and chopped -

7. 2 garlic cloves, minced -

8. 1-1/4 teaspoons salt -

9. 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning -

10. 1/2 teaspoon pepper -

11. 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth -

12. 1 bay leaf -

13. 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream -

14. 1 tablespoon sherry, optional -

How to cook deliciously - Cream of Vegetable Soup

1. Stage

In a Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion, zucchini, carrot, celery and sweet potato. Cook, stirring frequently, until they're tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle in the garlic, salt, Italian seasoning and pepper, and cook until they're fragrant, about one minute longer. Stir in the chicken broth, and add the bay leaf. Bring the soup to a simmer and cook until it's thickened, 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the cream and the sherry, if you're using it, and simmer until everything is heated through, another four to five minutes.

2. Stage

Remove and discard the bay leaf, then remove the soup from the heat and let it cool slightly. Puree the soup in batches in a blender until it's the consistency you want (either a little chunky and rustic, or silky smooth), then return it to the pan and warm it back up. Editor's Tip: Make sure your blender cap is vented so steam can escape, otherwise the top could blow off. You could also blend the soup directly in the pot with an immersion blender.