Apple and Gruyere Potato Soup

Name: Apple and Gruyere Potato Soup
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 6 potatoes, peeled and sliced; 4 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and quartered; 1 large Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced for garnishing; 1 cup chopped yellow onion; 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 1/4 cup sliced green onions; 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme; 4 ounces smoked Gruyere cheese, cut into cubes; 3 cups fat-free evaporated milk; 2 2/3 cups 2% cottage cheese

6 steps

Serve with 1/3 cup of 2% cottage cheese to increase protein.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:48:05 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories383.4 kcal (19%)

Total Fat6.4 g (9%)

Carbs58.3 g (22%)

Sugars29.3 g (33%)

Protein22.6 g (45%)

Sodium657 mg (33%)

Fiber6.6 g (24%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

6potatoes

peeled and sliced

4Granny Smith apples

large, peeled and quartered

1Granny Smith apple

large, thinly sliced for garnishing

1 cupyellow onion

chopped

2 cupslow-sodium chicken broth

¼ cupgreen onions

sliced

¼ teaspoondried thyme

4 ouncessmoked Gruyere cheese

cut into cubes

3 cupsfat-free evaporated milk

2 ⅔ cups2 % cottage cheese

Instructions

Step 1

Spray a soup pot with some cooking spray. Add green onions, onion and four of the apples. Sauté over medium heat until well softened.

Step 2

Add chicken broth and thyme; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for around fifteen minutes. Remove from heat.

Step 3

As the broth mixture is cooking, combine the evaporated milk and potatoes in a separate pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the potatoes are tender.

Step 4

Pour the potato mixture into the soup pot and blend well.

Step 5

Puree the soup in batches in a blender and puree until smooth. Add the pieces of cheese as you puree.

Step 6

Return the pureed batch to the soup pot and heat until warm. Serve in individual bowls and garnish with thin slices of apple. Serve immediately.