Cinnamon and spice make this velvety soup oh so nice! The carrot soup is blended with Progresso® chicken broth and a little cream before topping with an herbed gremolata made with Progresso® panko bread crumbs.
Creamy Spiced Carrot Soup
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 17
Ingredients
Carrot Soup
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 to 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 lb carrots, peeled and chopped (about 6 cups)
- 1 carton (32 oz) Progresso™ chicken broth (4 cups)
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 strips (2x1 inch each) orange peel
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Gremolata
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup Progresso™ Italian style panko crispy bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
- Grated peel of 1 medium orange
Make With
Progresso Breadcrumbs
Instructions
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Step1In 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onions and celery to oil; cook a few minutes. Add garlic; cook about 5 minutes or until vegetables are translucent. Add carrots; cook 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until carrots are tender. Add chicken broth, bay leaf, orange peel strips, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and pepper. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in whipping cream; remove from heat.
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Step2Meanwhile, make gremolata. In 8-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add bread crumbs to butter; cook until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Stir in parsley and grated orange peel. Remove from heat; set aside.
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Step3Remove bay leaf and orange peel strips from soup; discard. Pour soup into blender in small batches; cover and puree each batch until completely smooth. Ladle into warm bowls. Sprinkle soup with 1 teaspoon gremolata. Pass the remaining gremolata at the table.
Nutrition
370
Calories
28g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
24g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 370
- Calories from Fat
- 250
- Total Fat
- 28g
- 43%
- Saturated Fat
- 13g
- 63%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 65mg
- 22%
- Sodium
- 1140mg
- 48%
- Potassium
- 550mg
- 16%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 24g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- 20%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 470%
- 470%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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