Green Pea Soup


Serves: 4
Total Calories: 190

Ingredients

1 (16-ounce) package frozen green peas
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup whipping cream or half and half
Mint leaves, if desired

Directions:

1. Cook peas as directed on package reserve 1/2 cup for garnish if desired.
2. Place remaining peas and the milk in work bowl of food processor fitted with steel blade or in blender container. Cover and process until of uniform consistency.
3. Heat margarine in 2-quart saucepan until melted. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly. Remove from heat stir in pea mixture.
4. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in cream heat just until hot (do not boil). Garnish each serving with reserved peas and mint leaves.

1 SERVING: Calories 225 (Calories from Fat 135) Fat 16g (Saturated 8g) Cholesterol 40mg Sodium 650mg Carbohydrates 21g (Dietary Fiber 6g) Protein 8g.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 190
Calories from Fat: 68

This Green Pea Soup recipe is from the Betty Crocker's Best-Loved Recipes Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.




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