Roasted Red Peppers Soup

Name: Roasted Red Peppers Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 1 large sweet onion, chopped; 2 teaspoons butter; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 jars (15-1/2 ounces each) roasted sweet red peppers, drained; 2 cups vegetable broth; 1/2 teaspoon dried basil; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup half-and-half cream

If you like cream of tomato soup, try making it with purchased roasted red peppers. Using jarred roasted red peppers makes it extra easy and pureeing the soup in a blender gives it a nice smooth texture.

Ingredients

1 large sweet onion, chopped
2 teaspoons butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 jars (15-1/2 ounces each) roasted sweet red peppers, drained
2 cups vegetable broth
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup half-and-half cream

Directions

In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the red peppers, broth, basil and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Cool slightly.
In a blender, cover and process soup in batches until smooth. Remove 1 cup to a small bowl; stir in cream. Return remaining puree to pan. Stir in the cream mixture; heat through (do not boil).

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 135 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 753mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Originally published as Roasted Red Pepper Soup in Country Woman January/February 2007

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Holly

Nov 27, 2016

Easy good soup. I roast my own red peppers and do a little more than the recipe calls for. I also use at least twice as much garlic. Tonight I added a pinch of chili powder so we'll see how that variation goes.
Georgia Peach

Oct 31, 2014

Fantastic soup. I use my immersion blender to puree and just 2% milk instead of cream. Garnishing with sour cream and pumpkin seeds makes it look like a soup from Panera Bread's menu!
bloominglilacs2

Feb 15, 2014

I follow the recipe exactly until the end. I add a 4 oz. can of mushroom pieces and stems for an added texture. My family loves this soup. Even the picky eater!
homzkooln

Nov 9, 2013

Made it this morning for tonight. Delicious! I used sea salt, onionpowder as well as the onions. Added celery salt. I also blended the soup very well except the last 2 cups I left it slightly chunky to add some texture. I also added some gouda cheese, and a cup of sour cream.I am not sure where the cumin flavor came from in a previous comment , this was yummy! Although I did modify it for my family.
savetheday

Nov 3, 2013

I just made this and I hate to say it but I was rather disappointed. I made it exactly as the recipe is written. It had a really strong cumin flavor. I love all the ingredients so I thought it would be better than it was. After I used my immersion blender on 1/2 of it, the texture was great. I'm going to make it again and cut down on the cumin and maybe add some garlic and thyme. I didn't add any salt while I cooked it per the comments from other reviewers. Just added a sprinkle at the end.
pajamaangel

Oct 8, 2013

The only thing I would do differently with this soup is puree only half of the peppers. It needed some difference in texture to make it outstanding. The flavor was wonderful. I will definitely make this again,
Sheilarenee72

Jul 14, 2013

Just made this soup as directions say. It's missing something. Only made because of reviews saying it was good. But. Now I have a pot of soup that will not get ate. Did not like it.
I-sew

Nov 20, 2012

I used my own roasted peppers, not canned. It was elegant.
daisey5

Nov 10, 2010

I also added in some fresh tomatoed,garlic powder and onion powder. I also used the fat free 1/2 & 1/2 and organic roasted red peppers. This soup was wonderful.
joniotto

Jan 4, 2010

Amazing that such a simple recipe can be this good!! I also added a small can of diced tomatoes, undrained, to the soup just for the additional vegetable benefits-but otherwise kept to the original recipe. This is definitely a keeper!