Ingredients

  • 2 onions
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 teaspoons canola oil
  • 1 cauliflower, cut-up
  • 3 potatoes, cut-up
  • 4 large carrots, cut-up
  • 1 roasted red pepper, cut-up
  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 cups skim milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon thyme
  • salt and pepper

Method

  • Prepare vegetables.
  • In large sauce pan, heat oil.
  • Add onions,celery and garlic.
  • Saute on medium-low heat about 5 minutes stirring occasionally. If necessary add a little water to prevent sticking.
  • Add potatoes, carrots and broth to sauteed vegetables.Bring to a boil. and simmer 20 minutes uncovered.
  • Add cauliflower and red pepper.
  • Simmer another another 15- 20 minutes vegetables are tender.
  • Puree with hand blender or potato masher to break up vegetables; leave the soup chunky.
  • Add milk, thyme, salt and pepper to taste.
  • At this point you can more or less milk depending on how thick you want to have your soup.
  • Tip:
  • I used Carnation no fat milk.
  • Reheats and freezes well.
  • You can replace the cauliflower with broccoli for a different version.