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Originally Posted by CincyShell
Munchy--I would love your carrot peanut soup recipe if you are willing to share. It sounds very yummy!
I guess I need to sit down on the weekends and figure out what I want to eat for lunch throughout the week. This week I've been able to munch on some black bean and corn salad that we made over the weekend, and some hummus and veggies. If I made up lunch portions and froze them, maybe I could get hubby to start them in the toaster oven before I get home (don't have a microwave).
It's one of the original moosewood cookbook recipes and it's really simple. I double batch it and freeze in 1 cup containers so I can grab and go for work. It freezes BEAUTIFULLY! This is from memory, so I hope it's thorough enough.
Ingredients:
1 chopped large onion
2 lbs roughly chopped carrots (I use whole baby carrots)
3-4 cloves minced garlic
1/4 cup natural peanut butter
1/4t cayenne pepper
1 quart broth or stock (any light flavored - vegetable, chicken, etc)
Method:
Saute onion and carrots until they start to get a little bit of color, add minced garlic and cook for a few minutes. Stir in peanut butter and cayenne, then add broth. Cover and simmer until carrots are very tender (around 20 mins). Puree and season with salt and pepper to taste.
I calculated years ago that one cup is 159 calories, but it could be a smidgen off. I should probably re-calculate to make sure!