Thursday, February 14, 2013

GRILLED CHEESE WITH ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER, BASIL AND TOMATO SOUP

Nummy!  And another cold day treat.  I think I need to step it up a bit. Maybe grill outside some bison burgers and make coleslaw.

Or I could just fake my way through winter and eat all this great comfort food.  Seasonal cooking, right?

ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER, BASIL AND TOMATO SOUP
Ingredients:
1 ½ cup milk
1 ½ cup chicken or vegetable broth
½  cup roasted red bell peppers
¼ cup chopped red onion
1 Tbs Ghee or butter
5 leaves of fresh basil
¼ cup mashed potato flakes or 1 medium baked potato, mashed
1 16 oz can of chopped or stewed tomatoes or use 2 lbs fresh
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper



Place roasted red bell peppers and basil leaves into food processor of blender and process until chopped fine but not pureed totally down to nothing.
















Next process the chopped tomatoes. Same thing - don't over process.




Have you discovered Ghee yet?  Oh my!  So good for you (links to cholesterol reduction) and tastes like butter because it is butter, clarified butter.  Ya know the kind you get when you order lobster?  I don't order lobster, I hate fish, but some people do so I’ve seen it. It's actually considered dairy free.  Wow, really.

Place chopped onions into pan and add the Ghee. Cook until soft.

















Place all the ingredients into a pot.





































Stir and cook under a slow simmer for about 10 minutes.
















Add a grilled cheese sandwich, some homemade pickles and life is good!






ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER, BASIL AND TOMATO SOUP
1 ½ cup milk
1 ½ cup chicken or vegetable broth
½  cup roasted red bell peppers
¼ cup chopped red onion
1 Tbs Ghee or butter
5 leaves of fresh basil
¼ cup mashed potato flakes or 1 medium baked potato, mashed
1 16 oz can of chopped or stewed tomatoes or use 2 lbs fresh
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper

Place roasted red bell peppers and basil leaves into food processor of blender and process until chopped fine but not pureed totally down to nothing.
Next process the chopped tomatoes.
Place chopped onions into pan and add the Ghee. Cook until soft.
Place all the ingredients into a pot.
Stir and cook under a slow simmer for about 10 minutes.

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