Cream Of Pimento Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (4 ounce) jar diced pimentos, undrained
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can ready-to-serve chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 2 teaspoons grated onions
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
• sour cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place pimento in container of an electric blender and process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides. set pimento aside.
• 2 melt butter in heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour and stir until flour mixture is smooth. cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 3 add chicken broth and half-and-half gradually to flour mixture, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until broth mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• 4 stir in pimento, onion, salt, and hot sauce; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thoroughly heated.
• 5 garnish with sour cream, if desired.