Simple Carrot Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups chopped carrots
• 3 cups fat-free chicken broth
• 1/2 onion, sliced
• water to cover
• 4 cloves garlic, smashed
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• combine carrots, chicken broth, and onion in a large pot. pour enough water into the pot to assure the ingredients are covered; add garlic, thyme, and tarragon.
• bring the liquid to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the pot, and simmer the mixture until the carrots are very tender, 40 to 50 minutes.
• remove pot from heat and cool soup for 10 minutes. puree soup with an immersion blender or mash vegetables with a potato masher and whisk the soup until smooth.
• return pot to medium heat and cook until reheated, about 5 minutes. stir cream through the soup.