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Quick Pea Soup Recipe

This brightly colored, fresh-tasting soup is one of our daughter's favorites," writes Paula Zsiray of Logan, Utah. "She purees it in the blender in just seconds, then 'zaps' a mugful in the microwave until heated through."

This recipe is:

Quick

Diabetic Friendly

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Quick Pea Soup Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

1-1/2 cups frozen peas, thawed
1-1/4 cups milk, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt, optional
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Place the peas and 1/4 cup of milk in a blender; cover and process until pureed. Pour into a large saucepan; add salt if desired, pepper and remaining milk. Cook and stir for 5 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 2 servings.

Lighter version: Quick Pea Soup

Nutritional Analysis: One 1-cup serving (prepared with skim milk and without salt) equals 137 calories, 200 mg sodium, 3 mg cholesterol, 22 gm carbohydrate, 11 gm protein, 1 gm fat. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 skim milk.

Originally published as Quick Pea Soup in Quick Cooking March/April 1998, p40