Cream of Pimiento Soup

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Cream of Pimiento Soup

Recipe By : Southern Living/tpogue@idsonline.com
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soup Easy
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 ounces pimiento -- diced and undrained
2 tablespoons butter
2 1/2 tablespoons flour
14 1/2 ounces nonfat chicken broth
1 1/2 cups half and half
2 teaspoons onion -- grated
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce

Place pimiento in container of an electric blender, and process until smooth,
stopping once to scrape down sides. Set pimiento aside.

Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour, and stir until
mixture is smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Add chicken broth and half and hald gradually to flour mixture; cook over
medium heat, stirring contstantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly.

Stir in pimiento, onion, salt, and hot sauce; cook over low heat, stirring
constantly, until thoroughly heateds.

Yield: 3 3/4 cups

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Per serving: 204 Calories; 17g Fat (71% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 10g
Carbohydrate; 49mg Cholesterol; 517mg Sodium

NOTES : You can easily double the recipe to serve 8

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