Creamy Carrot Soup Low Fat Recipes

CREAMY CARROT SOUP (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan, add onions and garlic, and cook until tender, adding water if necessary, to prevent drying.
• Add carrots, broth, tomato paste and rice. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until rice and carrots are tender, 30-40 minutes.
• Puree soup, in batches, in blender or food processor until smooth.
• Return to pan. Stir in milk, salt and pepper, and nutmeg. Reheat over medium heat, stirring until heated through.
• Ladle into bowls.
• Garnish with dollop of plain nonfat yogurt.

CREAMY CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the carrots, potato, broth and ginger. Cover and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Cool for 15 minutes. , In a blender, cover and puree in batches. Return all to the pan; stir in the cream, rosemary, salt and pepper. Cook over low heat until heated through.

CREAM OF CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat; add carrots, potato, onion, celery, chicken broth, and ginger. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Uncover and cool for 15 minutes.
• Transfer soup in batches to a food processor; blend until smooth. Return soup to the Dutch oven; stir in cream. Add curry powder, salt, and black pepper; cook over low heat until heated through, about 10 minutes.

CREAMLESS CREAMY CARROT SOUP WITH HERBS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepot over medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent, 3 minutes. Stir in carrots and celery; cook 10 minutes more. Stir in garlic and cook 30 seconds.
• Add chicken broth, water, potato, salt, pepper, and dillweed. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 35 minutes. Cool slightly. Puree in a blender in batches.
• (Soup can be made ahead to this point. Cool completely. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours. Reheat covered in saucepot, stirring occasionally, until hot, 20 minutes.).
• To serve: ladle soup into bowls and garnish each bowl with a dollop of yogurt. If you like yours a little more tangy, you can swirl in an extra dollop of yogurt.
• Another time you might like to try this soup substituting 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves for the dillweed.

CREAMY CARROT WITH CURRY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large, deep saute pan until shimmering.
• Add carrots, then onion; saute, stirring very little at first, then more frequently, until vegetables start to turn golden brown, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and add butter, sugar and garlic; continue cooking until all vegetables are a rich spotty caramel color, about 10 minutes longer.
• Add curry powder; continue to saute until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute longer.
• Add broth; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, until carrots are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Using an immersion blender or traditional blender, puree until very smooth, 30 seconds to 1 minute. (If using a traditional blender, vent it either by removing the lid's pop-out center or by lifting one edge of the lid. Drape the blender canister with a kitchen towel. To 'clean' the canister, pour in a little half-and-half, blend briefly, then add to the soup.)
• Return to pan (or a soup pot); add enough half-and-half so the mixture is souplike, yet thick enough to float garnish. Taste, and add salt and pepper if needed. Heat through, ladle into bowls, garnish and serve.