Potato Soup with Apples & Brie

  Posted on October 30, 2009  by Leslie Blythe  No comments

Another Super Soup

Here is another nice soup that is low in calories and high in fiber.  I love the idea of potatoes and apples together with the addition of brie.  What could be wrong with that?

Potato Soup with Apples & Brie

Serves 6                                                                                High Fiber, Healthy Carb

1 cup chopped yellow onion
1/4 cup sliced leeks (whites only)
4 large Granny Smith apples, cored, peeled and quartered, plus 1 Granny Smith apple, cored and sliced thinly, for garnish
2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dried thyme
3 cups fat-free evaporated milk
6 small potatoes, peeled and sliced
4 oz brie cheese, cut into small cubes

Spray a soup pot with cooking spray. Add the onion, leeks and quartered apples. Sauté over medium heat until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the chicken broth, bay leaf, salt and thyme. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaf. Turn off heat and set the mixture aside.

While the broth mixture is cooking, combine the evaporated milk and potatoes in a separate saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir frequently. Pour the potato mixture into the soup pot. Stir to mix evenly.

In a blender or food processor, puree the soup in batches until smooth, adding the pieces of brie cheese while pureeing. Return the pureed batch to the soup pot and heat until warmed through. Ladle into individual bowls and garnish with thin slices of apple. Serve immediately.

Dietitian’s tip: Instead of heavy cream, this potato soup uses fat-free evaporated milk for its creamy base. This substitution alone cuts out 107 calories, 22 grams of fat and 77 milligrams of cholesterol per serving. This soup is an excellent source of potassium, calcium and phosphorus.