Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Dilled Carrot Soup is for Dinner.

Dilled Carrot Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Dilled Carrot Soup takes 40 minutes to cook.

Dilled Carrot Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Dilled Carrot Soup are:

1 lb. carrots, sliced (approximately 3-4 cups)
1 T. vegetable oil
1 T. minced garlic
1 C. chopped onion
3.5 C. chicken stock
.75 C. 2% milk
1 T. butter
1 T. flour
4 T. chopped fresh dill
3 T. chopped fresh chives
2-5 drops of you favorite hot sauce

Here is how you make Dilled Carrot Soup:

Put carrots in a microwave safe dish with 1" of water in the bottom. Microwave on high 6-10 minutes, or until carrots are tender but not mushy. Drain the carrots and set aside.In a large sauce pan heat oil over medium heat and sautee onion until slightly soft. Add minced garlic and continue to sautee 1-2 minutes more. Add the chicken stock and the cooked carrots. Cover and turn heat to medium-low. Simmer gently for 25 minutes. Remove soup from heat and, using a food processor or blender, process soup until completely smooth. In a small bowl mash butter and flour together with a fork to until it resembles wet sand. Return soup to low heat, stir in milk, butter & flour mixture, dill, and chives, season with salt and pepper to taste, bring to a boil and cook until slightly thickened. For an added punch of flavor, dribble in a few drops of your favorite hot sauce. Just a little bit will give the soup a nice bite without being hot and spicy. Substitute vegetable broth for chicken stock to make this vegetarian.Makes 8 1-cup servings.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user POLARG.

The nutritional information for Dilled Carrot Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 118.3

• Total Fat: 5.1 g
• Cholesterol: 6.9 mg
• Sodium: 774.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 11.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
• Protein: 6.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Dilled Carrot Soup is Vegetarian