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Creamy Corn Soup

Hot summer days with a very active kiddo running around mean that when it comes to dinner time I’m looking for easy. This simple and delicious soup is the perfect answer. 

I saw a similar recipe to this one when I was flipping through a cookbook at Barnes and Noble a while back and thought it was a genius idea! Here in Texas, summer time means fresh corn is available very cheaply both at the grocery store and farmers markets. At 5 or 6 ears of corn for a dollar and rounded out by pantry staples, this soup is a sensible addition to our menu. It also happens to be just the right balance of creamy and light to be filling without heavy. I pair it with a grilled cheese on Hawaiian Sweet Bread for my son and husband and a large green salad for me.

21 Day Fix Compliant Creamy Corn Soup with ifthesaddlefits.com

 

Ingredients

  • 1 white onion, chopped
  • 6 ears fresh corn, kernels cut off cob
  • 2 sweet potatoes, diced
  •  3 cups vegetable broth
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 TBSP cumin
  • 1 TSP ground mustard
  • 1 TBSP cayenne pepper/chili powder
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 TBSP olive oil
  • optional toppings: cherry tomato, shredded cheese, plain yogurt, green onion

Method

  1. Heat oil in soup pot on medium heat and saute onion until soft. Add garlic and cook until garlic starts to brown
  2. Add diced potato and vegetable stock, bring to a boil and simmer until potatoes are fork tender.
  3. Add corn, stirring well and cook for 5 minutes.
  4. Add seasonings, adjusting to taste.
  5. Simmer soup for 10 minutes on medium low (or just high enough to maintain the simmer). Using an immersion blender, blend until a smooth puree. If soup is more sauce than soup like in texture, add vegetable broth a 1/2 cup at a time until desired consistency is reached.

Serves 4-6.

For the 21 Day Fix, one serving is one cup. Combined with a green salad with a precooked protein, this makes a fabulous dinner or lunch!

TIP: For serving soup with 21 Day Fix recipes, measure your ladle. Most are either 1/2 or 1 cup!

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