Red Pepper and Carrot Soup with Garlic

Name: Red Pepper and Carrot Soup with Garlic Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For Soup:; 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 2 medium onions diced; 6 cloves garlic smashed; 3 red yellow or orange peppers or a combination seeded and diced; 2 cups (approx 4) carrots peeled and chopped; 2 medium potatoes unpeeled diced; 4 cups best quality chicken broth; Garlic Croutes; 3 slices whole grain high fiber bread quartered; 2 tsp olive oil; 1 clove garlic peeled halved; 1 tbsp parmesan cheese grated fine; For Serving; 6 tbsp low fat sour cream or plain yogurt

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 25

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

For Soup:1 tbsp Olive Oil2 medium onions, diced6 cloves garlic, smashed3 red, yellow or orange peppers, or a combination, seeded and diced2 cups (approx 4) carrots, peeled and chopped2 medium potatoes, unpeeled, diced4 cups best quality chicken brothGarlic Croutes3 slices whole grain, high fiber bread, quartered2 tsp olive oil1 clove garlic, peeled halved1 tbsp parmesan cheese, grated fineFor Serving6 tbsp low fat sour cream or plain yogurt

Directions

In large soup pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onions, garlic and peppers and cook, stirring occasionaly until vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add carrots, potatoes and chicken stock; bring to boil over high heat. Lower heat to medium and simmer until carrot and potato are soft; about 15 minutes more. Remove from heat and puree using immersion blender or potato-masher. Keep warm over med-low heat. Prepare Garlic Croutes: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place bread quarters on non-stick cookie sheet. Rub one side of each quarter with cut side of garlic; discard garlic. brush oilve oil over each quarter and sprikle with parmesan cheese; place in oven and bake till golden and crispy, about 10 minutes.
To serve: ladle soup into bowls, top each serving with 1 tbsp sour cream and serve with 2 garlic croutes. Makes 6 (approx) 1 1/4 cup servings.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MANEVILLE1837.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 235.0
Total Fat: 7.8 g
Cholesterol: 9.8 mg
Sodium: 773.9 mg
Total Carbs: 36.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 5.6 g
Protein: 7.3 g

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