Quick Sweet Potato Bisque

Ingredients

• 6 cups skim milk
• 5 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 3 apples – peeled, cored, and chopped
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 8 black peppercorns

Directions

Combine milk, sweet potatoes, apples, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, and peppercorns in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are soft, 20 to 30 minutes.

Pour soup into a food processor or blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth.