Cream Of Pimiento Soup Food

CREAM OF PIMIENTO SOUP

Steps:

• Place the pimientos, with the juice, in the container of an electric blender.
• Process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down the sides.
• Set the pimiento mixture aside.
• Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat.
• Add flour& stir until mixture is smooth.
• Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Add chicken broth& half and half gradually to flour mixture, and continue cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, until broth mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in the reserved pimiento puree, onion, salt& hot sauce.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thoroughly heated.
• Sprinkle each serving in the middle with about 1/2 tsp.
• fresh chopped parsley.
• Makes 3 3/4 cups, enough to serve 4.

CREAM OF PIMENTO SOUP

Steps:

• Place pimento in container of an electric blender and process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides. Set pimento aside.
• Melt butter in heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour and stir until flour mixture is smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Add chicken broth and half-and-half gradually to flour mixture, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until broth mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in pimento, onion, salt, and hot sauce; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thoroughly heated.
• Garnish with sour cream, if desired.

CREAMY PINTO SOUP

Steps:

• Soften the onions, garlic and pepper in water for 5-10 minutes. Prepare other ingredients.
• Add remaining ingredients except salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, mostly covered, 10-15 minutes.
• In 2 batches, puree the soup in a food processor until creamy(haven't tried the blender, though that would probably work too). Add salt to taste, if desired.
• Return to pot and keep over low heat until ready to serve.

TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE WITH PIMENTOS

Steps:

• Cook noodles or macaroni according to pkg directions and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a saucepan cook celery and onion in butter or margarine till softened. Stir in soup and milk.
• Gently stir in tuna, pimiento and the cooked noodles or macaroni.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through.
• Extra-Creamy Tuna Noodle Casserole: Prepare as above, but substitute 8 oz carton of sour cream or plain yogurt for the milk.
• Stir 1 to 2 tbsp of milk into mixture if needed to obtain desired consistency.
• Vegetable Tuna Noodle Casserole: Prepare as above and stir in 1 cup cooked vegetables with tuna.

CREAM OF PIMENTO SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Place pimientos in container of an electric blender, and process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides; set pimiento aside.
• 2. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour, and stir until mixture is smooth.
• 3. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 4. Add chicken broth and half and half gradually to flour mixture; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• 5. Stir in pimientos, onion, salt, and hot sauce; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thoroughly heated.

CHICKEN BREAST WITH PIMENTOS

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in large 11x14 , greased baking dish, and sprinkle with seasoned salt, and pepper.
• Melt margarine in large skillet and saute celery, onion, and bell pepper.
• Add pimentos, rice, soups, and milk, and water chestnuts, and mix well.
• Pour mixture over chicken breasts.
• Cook chicken covered at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
• Uncover and cook another 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle cheese over top of casserole, and bake for 5 minutes.