5 from 213 votes
Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Soup blends roasted red peppers, basil, and russet potatoes to create a smooth and velvety texture. The potatoes provide a creamy base without cream, while the basil and red peppers add fresh, sweet, and slightly smoky flavors. This soup offers a comforting warmth with a blend of bright and earthy notes that are easily made by boiling, blending, and reheating.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
189 kcal
Course:
Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 cups of water or more if needed
- 4 russet potato peeled and cubed, medium
- Pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon oil or water
- ½ cup unsweetened plant-based milk plus about 1 cup more to thin, if needed
- ⅔ cup basil chopped, fresh
- 1 cup red bell pepper drained, roasted, store-bought or homemade
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot, boil water, add potatoes and salt, and bring to boil for about 30 to 35 minutes.
- When potatoes are finished cooking, drain and rinse them and add them to a food processor or blender. Add the plant-based milk and blend for 1 minute. The potatoes will have a creamy consistency.
- Add the rest of the ingredients to the processor or blender and mix until smooth. To thin out the soup, add the desired amount of plant-based milk and pulse to combine the ingredients. Stop when you reach the desired consistency. Reheat in a soup pot and serve.
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Notes
- Prefer russet potatoes over waxy red potatoes to avoid a glue-like consistency in the soup.
- Cook potatoes in salted water to enhance their flavor from the start.
- Use a high-speed blender for the smoothest texture, blending in batches if necessary to manage consistency.
- An immersion blender can be used directly in the pot as an alternative blending method.
Nutrition Information
Calories
189kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
0.01g
(1%)
Sodium
552mg
(23%)
Potassium
951mg
(20%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
395IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
29mg
(32%)
Calcium
94mg
(9%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 189
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 189kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Sodium | 552mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 951mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 395IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 29mg | 32% |
| Calcium | 94mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.