Ww 4 Points - Creamy Sweet Potato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 large sweet potatoes
• 1 1/2 cups canned chicken broth, divided
• 1 tablespoon reduced-calorie margarine
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup fat-free evaporated milk
• 1 tablespoon chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400ºf.
• 2 pierce potatoes in several places with a fork. bake for 45 minutes, remove from oven and allow to cool.
• 3 when cool, remove and discard skin; chop potatoes.
• 4 combine sweet potatoes and 3/4 cup of broth in a blender or food processor; blend or process until smooth, about 1 minute.
• 5 set potato mixture aside.
• 6 melt margarine in a medium-size saucepan; stir in flour and ginger, and then add milk.
• 7 cook, stirring, until slightly thickened and bubbly, about 5 minutes.
• 8 cook 1 minute more and then stir in sweet potato mixture and remaining 3/4 cup of broth.
• 9 cook, stirring, until heated through, about 5 minutes more.
• 10 pour into 4 serving bowls and sprinkle each with 3/4 teaspoon of pecans.
• 11 4 points yields about 1 cup per serving.