Cream Of Celery Bisque

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tbps. butter
• 3/4 cup onion, diced
• 3/4 cup celery, diced
• 1/2 cup carrot, diced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 5 tablespoons rice
• 4 cups chicken broth or 4 cups vegetable broth, low-sodium
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup light cream (half and half)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in medium saucepan over medium high heat. add onion, celery, and carrot; cook without browning, stirring constantly, 4 minutes or unitl vegetables are tender. add thyme and rice; cook 1 minute more.
• 2 add broth to saucepan; reduce to medium. cook 15 minutes or until rice is very tender. season with salt and pepper.
• 3 purée mixture in blender with cream; serve immediately.
• 4 serving tips: serve with a garnish of croutons, additional diced celery or a sprinkling of minced herbs. makes an excellent accompaniment to any entrée featuring chicken breast.