Gingered Carrot Soup Recipe


Submitted by christinavt

Makes 6 servings


butter onion, garlic ginger root, carrots, reduced sodium fat free chicken broth orange juice uncooked rice salt and pepper to taste cvt

Ingredients
3 tbsp butter
1 medium onion, sliced
1 clove garlic
3 tbsp ginger root, minced
1 lb carrots, peeled and sliced
3 cups (reduced sodium fat free) chicken broth (105273)
1 cup orange juice
2 tbsp uncooked rice
1 salt and pepper to taste
Directions
  1. In a soup pot, melt butter over medium heat. Sauté onion and garlic until soft but not brown, 5 to 8 minutes.

  2. Add ginger and carrots and sauté for 5 minutes longer.

  3. Stir in broth, orange juice and rice, reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 30 minutes.

  4. Allow to cool, then puree in batches in food processor or blender. Add salt and pepper to taste. Reheat before serving.

Categories

Citrus, Rice, Vegetables, First Course, Soup, American, Puree, Saute, Simmer, Sugar-Free

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 269.7g
Amount Per Serving
Calories
128
Calories from Fat
54
% Daily Value*
Total Fat
6.0g
9%
Saturated Fat
2.9g
14%
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
320mg
13%
Total Carbohydrates
17.1g
6%
Dietary Fiber
2.7g
11%
Sugars
7.7g
Protein
2.0g
Vitamin A 187% Vitamin C 44%
Calcium 4% Iron 3%
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutritional details are an estimate and should only be used as a guide for approximation.
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Nutritional Analysis

Nutrition Grade
96% confidence
B-
  Good points
  • Very high in vitamin A
  • Very high in vitamin C
  •   Bad points
  • High in saturated fat
  • High in sodium
  • High in sugar
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