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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 6, 2014
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Savor this velvety, rich chestnut soup made with Progresso™ chicken broth and flavored with Marsala wine - an elegant side dish.

Chestnut Soup

  • Prep Time 35 min
  • Total 1 hr 10 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

Soup

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped (1 cup)
  • 1 stalk celery, finely chopped (1/3 cup)
  • 2 jars (7.4 oz each) whole roasted chestnuts, coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 cup Marsala wine
  • 1 carton (32 oz) Progresso™ chicken broth (4 cups)
  • 1/4 cup whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon kosher (coarse) salt
  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Garnishes, if desired

  • Crème fraîche or sour cream
  • Chopped roasted chestnuts
  • Cracked black pepper
Make With
Progresso Broth

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onion and celery in butter 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Add chopped chestnuts; cook 2 minutes. (Set aside a few chestnut pieces for garnish, if desired.) Add wine; stir to loosen particles from bottom of pan. Stir in broth, whipping cream, salt and white pepper. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer uncovered 20 minutes. Remove from heat; cool 15 minutes.
  • Step 
    2
    Into blender, pour half of the soup. Cover; blend on high speed until smooth. Return to saucepan. Repeat with remaining soup. Stir in nutmeg; heat to simmering. Cook until hot. Garnish individual servings with crème fraîche, reserved chopped chestnuts and black pepper.

Nutrition

210 Calories
7g Total Fat
3g Protein
32g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
210
Total Fat
7g
0%
Saturated Fat
4g
0%
Sodium
690mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
32g
0%
Dietary Fiber
3g
0%
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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