Thursday, April 22, 2010

Carrot , Orange and Ginger Soup With Chicken:

My friends and family are well aware of my addiction to carrots...to celebrate this fact lets have another variation of carrot soup!

Soup Base:

  • Coconut oil or butter 2 TBSP
  • Onion (rough chopped) 1 1/2 Cups
  • Fresh Ginger (grated or chopped) 1 TBSP
  • cinnamon 1 tsp
  • chili powder 1/2 tsp
  • Carrots 6 Cups
  • Freshly squeezed Orange juice 1/2 Cup
  • Coconut Milk 1/2 can
  • Skim Milk 3 Cups
  • salt 1 tsp
  • pepper 1/2 tsp
Soup Garnish:
  • Cooked Chicken Breast Cubed 600 g
Instructions:
Preheat lrg pot on med/high heat Add Tbsp oil, saute Onions until lightly browned.  Add remaining oil.  Add ginger, cinnamon, & Chili powder simmer 1 min more stirring constantly.  Add Carrots, OJ, coconut milk, and milk.  Bring to a boil reduce heat to simmer.  Simmer until carrots are soft (about 1o mins).  Add salt & Pepper let cool a couple of mins before pure in blender.  
recipe serves 4 small portions.  

Nutritional Info:
Calories:  256
fat:             10
Carbs:        19
fiber:           3
Protein:      22

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