Simple Carrot Soup

Name: Simple Carrot Soup
Ingredients: 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)

8 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

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)

Directions

1

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.
2

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.
3

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.
4

Return pot to medium heat and cook until reheated, about 5 minutes. Stir cream through the soup.