Roasted Red Pepper Smoked Gouda Soup
Try a bowl of this comforting red pepper soup made with roasted peppers, smokey gouda and flavorful fire roasted tomatoes. Ready in just 30 minutes, this delicious soup is the perfect comfort food on a cold winter day!
Servings: 4
Equipment
- immersion blender or blender
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1 small yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 1 12 ounce jar roasted red peppers
- 1 14.5 ounce can fire roasted tomatoes
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme leaves or ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 8 ounces smoked gouda, grated (reserve ¼ cup for garnish, optional)
- ¾ cup half and half
Instructions
- Heat a Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat and add butter to melt.
- Sauté celery and onion till tender. Add garlic and sauté for 60 seconds being careful to not burn.
- Add chicken broth, red peppers, tomatoes, thyme, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer covered for 15 minutes for the flavors to develop.
- To blend soup use an immersion blender or transfer soup to a high power blender and blend until smooth. *See notes
- Add the grated gouda, reserving a ¼ cup for garnish if desired. Stir the gouda until melted. Remove from heat and stir in the half and half.
- Serve immediately with grated gouda for garnish if desired.
Notes
Store leftover roasted red pepper gouda soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4-5 days.
Reheat in a saucepan on the stove top over low heat until warmed through.
You can also freeze leftover soup by placing it in a freezer bag or another freezer safe container. Soup will keep in freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator over night before reheating.
*Blending
I like to do this with an immersion blender because I do not need to worry about transferring the hot soup to a blender. However, you can also use a blender to blend the soup if you prefer. Just be very careful adding the hot soup to the container and make sure you leave the lid plug off the top of the blender so that hot steam can escape. Cover with a kitchen towel when blending to prevent a mess all over your kitchen.