Name: Creamy Pea Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Sweet Onion; Celery; Carrot; Leek; Garlic Cloves; Dried Thyme; Bay Leaf; Chicken Stock; Frozen Peas; 2% Reduced-Fat Milk; Nutmeg; Diced Ham; Salt; Black Pepper; Croutons

Creamy Pea Soup

10min

Prep time

80min

Cook time

Servings

Ingredients:

1 sweet onion, peeled and thinly sliced (1/2 pound)

2 celery, thinly sliced stalks

2 carrot, peeled and thinly sliced

4 leek, trimmed cleaned and thinly cut (4 ounces)

5 garlic cloves, crushed

1/8 teaspoon dried thyme

2 bay leaf

5 cups chicken stock, low sodium

4 cups frozen peas, about 1 pound

4 cups 2% reduced-fat milk

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1 1/2 cups diced ham

Salt

Black pepper

Croutons, optional

Directions:

Place a soup pot over medium heat and add the onions, celery, carrots, leeks, garlic, thyme and bay leaves.
Sweat vegetables covered for 10 minutes, stirring regularly.
Add the chicken stock and simmer for one hour.
Remove bay leaves and add frozen peas. When peas are cooked (1-2 minutes), add milk and bring to a boil.
Use immersion blender to puree, or remove from heat and carefully pour into blender and puree.
Add nutmeg and ham cubes and salt or pepper to taste.
Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with croutons if desired.

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