Cream of Pimiento Soup
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 (4 ounce) jar diced pimentos (do not drain)
- 2 1⁄2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth (or homemade)
- 1 1⁄2 cups half-and-half
- 2 teaspoons grated onions
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon hot sauce
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh parsley
directions
- 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.
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I enjoying cooking, baking and experimenting with new, ethnic, and out-of-the-ordinary recipes. I live in Pennsylvania with my crazy cat, Da Fuzz (aka Demoncat), who is spoiled beyond human comprehension.