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Parsnip and chestnut soup
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Parsnip and chestnut soup

8 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4-6 openrecipes

Parsnips are perfect in winter soups, with extra body and richness coming from the chestnuts. Also, not a bad Christmas starter!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

331
Calories
26g
Protein
12g
Fat
26g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Parsnip 1/2 cup (78g) 55
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Chestnut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
  • 600g/1lb 5oz parsnips
  • 1 small leek
  • 150ml/5fl oz white wine
  • 200g/7oz cooked chestnuts
  • 1.5 litre/2 pints vegetable stock
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 8 scallops

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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