Sweet Potato Pear Bisque

This is a lovely soup to serve prior to the Thanksgiving meal.  It is also a wonderful comfort soup for a cold winter night.  It is easy to prepare, high in fiber and vitamins it is a perfect diabetic friendly/family friendly soup with a slight sweet yet savory taste.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 ½ cups water
• ¼ cup powdered chicken broth/or canned low sodium.  
• 1 small onion, chopped
• ½ tsp dried thyme, crushed
• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 2 pears, peeled, cored and chopped
• 1/8 tsp fresh ground pepper
• zest of one lemon

• 2 cups - half and half
• Fresh ground nutmeg to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Combine the first 8 ingredients in 3qt pot and bring to a boil.  Cook for approx 20 minutes until

potatoes are tender.  Pour vegetables and broth into a blender. Blend until smooth. (You can

use a hand blender if you have one and it works perfectly). I use my pressure cooker to make this soup in 8 minutes.

Pour mixture back into the pot and add the half-and-half, and fresh ground nutmeg. Heat through and serve.

Serves 4-6