Lunche for 8

Creamy Pecan Soup

Name: Creamy Pecan Soup
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter; 1/2 cup white onion; 2 cloves garlic; 1/2 cup celery; 2 tbsp flour; 1 1/2 cups roasted pecans; 4 cups chicken broth; 1 cup heavy cream; salt to taste (optional); finely chopped parsley or green onions (optional); olive oil for drizzling on the soup (optional)

Pecans, onion, celery, and garlic simmer with broth and cream, then blend into a smooth, rich soup.

Typical price

$5.16for 4 servings

$1.29 per serving$5.16 for 4

City Store

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Photo: mexicoinmykitchen.com

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

Mexican Budget Lunches Cold-weather comfort Fall Winter

What it costs

Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale

Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Butter$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.20Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
Celery$2.29 each typical	a little	$0.29Typical price
Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	6.75 oz	$4.72Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	33 oz	$2.32Typical price
Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical	8.25 oz	$1.83Typical price
Green onions$1.19 each typical	0.25	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.33

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourSalt and pepperOlive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

2 tbsp butter
1/2 cup white onion
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup celery
2 tbsp flour
1 1/2 cups roasted pecans
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream
salt to taste (optional)
finely chopped parsley or green onions (optional)
olive oil for drizzling on the soup (optional)

Steps

Melt the butter in a 4-quart pot over medium heat and cook the onion, celery, and garlic for 5 minutes.
Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the pecans and broth, then simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.
Blend the soup carefully until smooth, using an immersion blender or countertop blender.
Return the soup to the pot, stir in the cream, and warm over low heat for 5 minutes without boiling.

Swaps

Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices