- 15 mins
- 45 mins
4.8/5
(13 Votes)
Ingredients
- 1 kg sweet potato (peeled and chopped)/2 pounds
- 1 onion (roughly chopped)
- 1 head garlic (broken into cloves and peeled)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 250 g cream cheese (light cubed)/8 ounces
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
- 6 teaspoons parsley (for garnish)
- 6 slices ciabatta (or other crusty bread to serve)
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 200°C./375F
Toss the sweet potato, onion and garlic in oil.
Place on a lined oven tray and bake in oven to bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until tender.
Place the roasted vegetables in a large saucepan with stock and bring to the boil and then remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly and then blend with a stick blender in the pot or in batches in a food processor and return to the pot.
Whisk in the cream cheese into the soup until smooth and simmer for a further 5 minutes until well heated.
Season to taste and serve in bowls and garnish with parsley and serve with crusty bread.
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