Roasted butternut squash soup with caramelized red onion

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 large Butternut squash; unpeeled
5 tablespoons Low-calorie margarine
1 medium Onion; sliced thin
½ cup Low-fat & low-sodium chicken broth
2 cups Evaporated skim milk
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
1 small Red onion; very thinly sliced
3 teaspoons Sugar

Directions

Makes 6 servings

This recipe takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes to prepare and cook.

Preheat the oven to 350F.

Cut the butternut squash in half and scoop out the seeds. Discard seeds.

Place 2 of the 5 tablespoons of margarine and the onion and broth in a casserole dish. Place the squash halves upside down over the onion mixture, and roast, uncovered, until the squash is soft, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Puree the squash-onion mixture in a blender or food processor, then pour the pureed mixture into a saucepan. Add the evaporated skim milk and cinnamon and simmer for 5 minutes.

Saute the red onion in the remaining 3 tablespoons margarine in a skillet over medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes. Add the sugar and saute until it turns a brownish color and caramelizes, about 4 to 5 minutes.

Divide soup into six bowls and garnish each with sonic of the caramelized onion.

Adapted from Robyn Webb's Memorable Menus Made Easy.

Nutrition Facts Serving Size ⅙ recipe (one bowl) Starch Exchanges 1½ Skim Milk Exchanges ½ Fat Exchanges ½ Amount per serving Calories 185 Calories from fat 47 Total Fat 5 grams Saturated Fat 1 gram Cholesterol 3 milligrams Sodium 185 milligrams Total Carbohydrate 29 grams Dietary Fiber 4 grams Sugars 15 grams Protein 9 grams Recipe by: Robin Webb in Diabetes Forecast Magazine, December 1998 Posted to EAT-LF Digest by Kathleen <schuller@...> on Feb 10, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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