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                          Cream of Pimiento Soup

Recipe By     : Southern Living
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Soup                             Easy

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4      oz            Pimiento -- diced and undrained
   2      tb            Butter
   2 1/2  tb            Flour
  14 1/2  oz            Nonfat chicken broth
   1 1/2  c             Half and half
   2      ts            Onion -- grated
     1/2  ts            Salt
     1/4  ts            Hot sauce

Place pimiento in container of an electric blender, and process until
smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides. Set pimiento aside.

Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour, and stir
until mixture is smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Add chicken broth and half and half gradually to flour mixture; cook
over medium heat, stirring contstantly, until mixture is thickened
and bubbly.

Stir in pimiento, onion, salt, and hot sauce; cook over low heat,
stirring constantly, until thoroughly heated.

Yield: 3-3/4 Cups

Posted by: tpogue@idsonline.com


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