Creamy Sweet Potato Soup

== Ingredients ==
* 8 cup water
* 2 tsp thyme leaves
* 3 cup diced onions
* 2½ lbs yams
* 2 cup celery, thinly sliced
* 2 cup russet potatoes, chopped
* 1 cup carrots, ¼" rounds
* 2 tsp dried basil
* 1 tsp dried tarragon
* 10 oz frozen peas, thawed under hot water
* 2 tbsp parsley, minced fresh
* 1 cup non-fat sour cream
* ½ cup evaporated skim milk
* 2 tsp spike
* 2 tsp salt
* 2 tbsp dried chives
== Directions ==
# A fat free hearty creamy and sweet soup that was altered to nonfat from the original cookbook * 6 cups diced and 2 cups cut into ¼" thick half circles.
# Bring to a boil water thyme bay leaves onions and diced yams.
# Lower heat to medium and cook covered about 30 minutes until potatoes begin to break apart and form a broth.
# Add celery russet potato and carrots continue cooking 10 minutes.
# Add half circle yams basil and tarragon.
# Lower heat and simmer covered until carrots and yam pieces are tender about 10-15 minutes.
# Add peas and parsley and simmer 5 minutes.
# Turn burner to lowest heat.
# Blend sour cream and milk together in a blender container and add to soup along with the spike salt and chives.
# Heat gently stirring often until soup is hot but not boiling.
# Adjust seasonings to taste.
== Nutritional information ==
Per serving: 152 calories total fat 0 g (3% of calories)
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