Roasted Red Pepper & Mascarpone Cheese Soup

It’s a great feeling on a cold day to indulge in a warm cup of our Roasted Red Pepper & Mascarpone Cheese Soup.

 Ingredients

4 1/4 tbs.  Butter

1 lrg. Stalk Celery, diced

1/4 Onion, diced

1 tbs. Garlic & Shallot, minced

2 tbs. Chicken Base (low sodium)

8 c. Tap Water

15 Roasted Red Peppers

20 oz. Diced Tomatoes

1 /12 tsp. Canned Chipotle Peppers

Black Pepper (To Taste)

2 tsp. Sugar

Kosher Salt (To Taste)

20 oz. Mascarpone Cheese

6 tbs. Sour Cream

­Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 450° and roast peppers until they blister.
2. Remove peppers from oven and once they are cool enough to handle, remove skin, stem and seeds.
3. Sauté the celery and onions in the butter until translucent.
4. Add 8 cups of water and everything else except for the mascarpone and sour cream.
5. Bring to a simmer for 10 minutes then blend with a stick blender. Continue simmering for 20 minutes.
6. Add the sour cream and mascarpone cheese and blend until soup is velvety smooth.
7. Adjust thickness to desired level using water to loosen.

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