Low Carb Reduced Fat Super Easy Cream Of Red Pepper Soup Food

LOW CARB-ROASTED RED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add celery, onions, and garlic; until vegetables are softened.
• Add roasted peppers and stock.
• bring to boil: lower heat and simmer 5 minutes.
• Puree soup in batches until smooth.
• Return to heat, and stir in cream.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and garnish with Parmesan.

LOW CARB, REDUCED FAT, SUPER-EASY CREAM OF RED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Chop the onion and garlic and sweat them in the oil.
• Add the cans of peppers and tomatoes.
• Add the seasonings and the cream cheese.
• With a stick blender, puree the soup ingredients.
• Heat and serve.
• Use 2 teaspoons of the smoked paprika if you're going to heat the soup right away; 1 teaspoon if you're making it ahead of time: the flavor develops with time and you don't want it to overwhelm the pepper/tomato flavor.
• If you're not worried about fat grams, go ahead and use full-strength cream cheese.