Butternut Squash Soup with Apples

Butternut Squash Soup with Apple

Butternut Squash Soup with Apple

The Everything Soup Cookbook, this book has 300 mouthwatering recipes.  There is soup for everything…such as Curried Chicken, Lemon Chicken and Okra, Italian Minestrone Cola, Pumpkin, Rice and Egg.  I’ve picked out for you to try…

 

Butternut Squash Soup with Apples Recipe

 

Butternut Squash Soup with Apple

1 shallot

1 clove garlic

¼ cup water

3 cups cored, peeled and cubed butternut squash

2 cups reduced-sodium, fat-free chicken broth

¾ cup apple cider

¼ cup plain non-fat yogurt

½ of an apple

 

Mince the shallot and garlic.  Pour the water into a soup pot, and cook them until soft, about 2 minutes.  Add the squash and the broth.  Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for about 20 minutes.

In a blender or food processor, blend the mixture.  Add the cider and yogurt and continue.  Put the soup back into the pot.  Dice the apple, leaving the skin in.  Reheat on low.           4-6 servings

 

(Recipe for Butternut Squash Soup with Apple, was in The Everything Soup Cookbook, 2002, 2015)

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Coconut Curry Shrimp & Vegetables

 

Coconut Curry Shrimp & Vegetables

Coconut Curry Shrimp & Vegetables

This recipe, Coconut Curry Shrimp & Vegetables is from Diabetes Self-Management.  This recipe is sooooo good that I’ve made it 3 times already since Easter.

 

Coconut Curry Shrimp & Vegetables Recipe

 

Coconut Curry Shrimp & Vegetables

2 tsp. cooking oil

3 cups assorted fresh vegetables (broccoli florets, bell pepper and zucchini strips, sliced carrots and/or sliced fresh mushrooms)

2 large shallots, finely chopped or one large onion

3 tsp. minced garlic

1 Tbsp. flour

2 tsp. curry powder

¼ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. ground red pepper

1 cup fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth

½ cup reduced-fat coconut milk

¾ lb. peeled and deveined medium raw shrimp

 

Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large, deep nonstick skillet.  Add vegetable, shallots and garlic; cook 2 minutes.

Stir in flour, curry powder, salt and ground red pepper; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Stir in broth and coconut milk; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.   Stir in shrimp; return just to boiling.  Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 3 minutes or until shrimp are opaque and vegetables are tender.

4 servings

 

(Recipe for Coconut Curry Shrimp & Vegetables came from Diabetes Self-Management, 2015)

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