Roasted Garlic Sweet Potato Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 quarts chicken stock, preferably homemade
• 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 large apple, peeled, cored, and chopped
• 1 head roasted garlic
• 1 onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup carrot, chopped
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 lb andouille sausage, diced (or any other lean and spicy sausage)

Recipe

• 1 in a large stock pot add chicken broth, sweet potatoes, apple, onion, celery, red pepper, and carrots and bring to a boil.
• 2 turn down the heat to a low simmer.
• 3 squeeze the cloves out of the roasted garlic and set aside.
• 4 simmer until everything is very soft, approximately one hour.
• 5 add garlic cloves.
• 6 use the immersion blender or transfer to a blender and blend soup until smooth, return to pot.
• 7 add thyme sprigs and cream, stir well and slow simmer for 5 minutes until all is incorporated.
• 8 saute the andouille over med-high heat until crispy and add to the pot.
• 9 stir and serve.