Creamy Zucchini Soup
photo by canarygirl
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 4 zucchini (small to medium)
- 1 large onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 carrots or 6 -8 baby carrots
- 1 sweet potato
- 3 large potatoes (Yukon gold)
- 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk (large size)
- 2 double bouillon cubes (Knorr)
- water (about 1 1/2-2 quarts)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper
directions
- Heat olive oil in a large soup pot.
- Sauté sliced garlic until golden, then add remaining vegetables and sort of"stir fry" it for about 3 minutes.
- Add water, bouillon cubes, salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to med-low.
- Simmer for about 20-30 minutes until veggies are very tender.
- Remove from heat, add evaporated milk.
- Using a hand blender, puree soup until smooth.
- Adjust salt and pepper.
- Serve with grated cheese and croutons.
- Note:You can add whatever vegetables you have on hand to this--spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, etc.
- For a special soup, boil 1 lb shrimp (in their shells), reserving broth for cooking the soup.
- Prepare soup the same way, adding cooked (peeled) shrimp the last minute of cooking (just to heat through).
- Reserve 1/4 lb of shrimp for garnish.
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