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Roasted Red Pepper Soup

November 7, 2011 by Debi 6 Comments

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Roasted Red Pepper Soup is an easy to make full flavored soup that your whole family will love. Using jarred roasted red peppers, this lightly creamy soup comes together quickly and easily.

a bowl filled with red soup that's garnished with a thyme spring, title in upper left: Roasted Red Pepper Soup.

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Reader request

The other day I got a comment on my Red Pepper and Fresh Mozzarella Lasagna from Julie, who writes the blog Teaching “Good” Eaters. She writes, “Yum!! Was hoping that it was all red pepper (tomato free) because I can’t eat tomatoes… but I’ll still be trying it, I’ll just have to figure out how to vary it on my own 🙂 Can’t wait- it’s making me hungry…”

close up on red soup garnished with black pepper and a thyme spring.
Red Pepper Soup: try it as a soup, as a pasta sauce, or maybe even as a sauce in lasagna

nightshade-free?

It made me think, I know that there are others who can’t eat tomatoes.

As I understand it, the nightshade category of foods are…  “Nightshade-free not only means free from tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and eggplants but also any spices or sauces that use nightshades as ingredients, such as paprika, chili powder, most curries, etc.” So these are all foods that people with tomato allergies might want to avoid.

So, the Red Pepper Lasagna clearly wouldn’t fall into the nightshade-free category because it has peppers, but I bet we can make it tasty and tomato-free.

I have a red pepper soup that sometimes we have as soup and sometimes we have it as a sauce over pasta with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. In fact, it was included in my “Cupboard Cooking” cookbook. And, I bet that if it were cooked down a little to thicken it, it would be a great replacement for tomato sauce in the lasagna.

roasted red peppers

This recipe calls for jarred Roasted Red Peppers.

You could roast your own as well. The jarred ones tend to have a softer texture, so that’s why I recommend them here. And, they’re shelf stable so it’s nice to keep a jar or two around just in case.

Lasagna

I’m happy to say that I finally made the Red Pepper Lasagna, and it’s super delicious! Please be sure to hop over and check it out!

This soup would also be delicious with some Cheese Crisps.

Roasted Red Pepper Soup - A great tangy red pepper soup that we sometimes use as a pasta sauce, and I'm hoping it works as a substitute for tomato sauce in my red pepper lasagna

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Roasted Red Pepper Soup Recipe

red pepper soup in a bowl.

Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Debi
Roasted Red Pepper Soup is an easy to make full flavored soup that your whole family will love. Using jarred roasted red peppers, this lightly creamy soup comes together quickly and easily.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Total Time 55 minutes mins
Course Sauce, Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 57 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 medium red onion chopped
  • Salt
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1⁄4 cup all purpose flour
  • 3 cups jarred roasted red peppers drained and rinsed, coarsely chopped if whole
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
  • 5 springs fresh thyme
  • 3 & 1⁄2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 3⁄4 cup milk
  • Freshly ground pepper

Instructions
 

  • Heat butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat until melted. Add onion and 1⁄2 teaspoon salt and cook until the onion begins to brown, about 15 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until lightly browned and fragrant, about 1 minute.
  • Add flour and stir until flour is lightly browned, about 1 minute. Add red peppers, red pepper flakes, thyme, broth, and water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, partially cover, and simmer until peppers are soft, about 20 minutes.
  • Remove and discard thyme sprigs. Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth and creamy. Return soup to pot, and heat over low, stir in milk, and adjust the seasonings to taste with salt and pepper. Serve hot.
  • If you want the soup to be thicker for a lasagna sauce, continue to cook, stirring frequently, for about 10 more minutes.

Notes

Makes 4-6 servings

Nutrition

Calories: 57kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 991mgPotassium: 143mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 521IUVitamin C: 36mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

Keyword red pepper, roasted
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Filed Under: Soups & Stews, Weeknight meals Tagged With: Autumn, Cooking, DIY, Food, healthy, ingredients, Meatless Monday, onions, recipe, red pepper, sauce, soup, thyme, vegetarian

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  1. Julie@teachinggoodeaters.com

    November 7, 2011 at 9:54 am

    Thank you SOOO much! I can’t wait to try it!

  2. Eileen Beran

    November 8, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    This is a beautiful photo–so appetizing! I LOVE roasted red pepper in sauces, and this soup sounds equally wonderful. Thanks for sharing!

  3. Kate M.

    November 10, 2011 at 2:34 am

    This looks divine! My husband looooves red peppers, I will make this for him in the foreseeable future I think. 🙂

  4. plasterers bristol

    June 2, 2015 at 10:05 am

    This sounds lovely. Going to give this a go. thanks for sharing this recipe.

    Simon

  5. Nadelia Carrasco

    March 11, 2017 at 5:55 am

    Cannot wait to try this, looks delicious! I will be using gluten free flour which I assume will work well since flour isn’t a main ingredient. I might be able to substitute the flour for cornstarch as well. I wonder which one will work best? Thanks for sharing!

  6. Debi

    March 11, 2017 at 7:19 am

    Nadelia, Thanks for the comment! Though I’ve never swapped the flour, I think since it’s just a thickener, the GF flour will work just fine. The flour would be my first choice; I feel like cornstarch in larger quantities (like more than a tablespoon or two) can have a gritty feeling in the food. One of my other choices for thickeners is potato starch, which should work well also. Thanks again for stopping in! Enjoy!

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