Low Fat Pea Soup With Quinoa
photo by Katanashrp
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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3
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1⁄4 cup quinoa, rinsed
- 1⁄2 medium onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can fat-free vegetable broth
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons plain fat-free yogurt (optional) or 2 teaspoons nonfat sour cream, to garnish (optional)
directions
- In a small saucepan, bring water and quinoa to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for approximately 12 minutes or until water is absorbed.
- Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Stir in broth and peas. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for five minutes or until peas are tender.
- In a blender or food processor, puree soup until smooth. If you are doubling the recipe, you may need to do this in batches.
- Return all to the pan. Stir in the salt, pepper and quinoa (and diced ham if adding); heat through.
- Garnish each serving with 1 teaspoon yogurt or sour cream if desired.
- For Vegetarian use the vegetable broth and for vegan omit the yogurt/sour cream.
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Reviews
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I absolutely love pea soup, and this is probably the best pea soup I have ever tasted! Thank you so much for sharing such an awesome recipe! For me, the recipe made three very filling 1-cup servings. I used a 16 ounce bag of peas and followed another poster's idea of adding the extra peas at the end. I did not blend the soup in a food processor; rather, I smashed the peas with a potato masher after they had cooked for awhile. The partially crushed peas in addition to the quinoa made the soup thick and hearty-just the way I like it!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
FLKeysJen
Key Largo, Florida