Smoked Red Pepper Soup

Smoked Red Pepper Soup

Using my smoker or Traeger pellet grill to make soup is pretty awesome, and this Smoked Red Pepper Soup is just one of my many smoked soup recipes!

This one is fairly healthy and is a meatless or vegetarian recipe.

I have made Roasted Red Pepper Soup quite a few times, and this recipe is very similar.

But this one has some amazing wood fired flavor added!

veggies for the soup before cutting

How to make Smoked Red Pepper Soup

First cut some red peppers, tomatoes, carrots, and an onion into chunks and place them on a cooking tray or baking sheet.

And also add some garlic cloves.

Drizzle with olive oil and season with kosher salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes.

Then toss until evenly coated.

cut veggies on a sheet tray

Set your smoker or Traeger pellet grill to 225 degrees, and turn on the super smoke option if your Traeger has that feature.

Then place the tray with the veggies (yes, I know tomatoes aren’t actually a veggie but I kept saying veggies for some reason) on the grill grate for about 2 1/2 hours.

veggies on the smoker before cooking

Toss them a few times with tongs as they do their thing on the smoker.

smoked veggies

When the veggies are done smoking, bring them inside to finish this dish.

soup ingredients

Put the veggies in a large soup pot over medium high heat.

Then add 4 cups of vegetable broth to keep it vegetarian, or chicken broth.

Bring this to a boil then reduce the heat to medium low and let it simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.

adding broth to the veggies in a soup pot

Next blend the soup until smooth with an immersion blender.

This does take a few minutes.

using an immersion blender the blend the soup

Finally add a pint of half and half, fresh thyme or dried Italian seasoning, and a tablespoon of sugar.

Let this simmer for a few more minutes.

Taste for seasoning and add kosher salt, pepper, and/or crushed red pepper flakes as needed.

adding half and half to Smoked Red Pepper Soup

Top Smoked Red Pepper Soup with goat cheese crumbles and fresh thyme if desired 🙂

Smoked Red Pepper Soup

In my opinion you need something to dunk in this beautiful soup… we had crostini but grilled cheese would be awesome too!

Or some crackers or croutons.

Smoked Red Pepper Soup

A healthy soup with a side of subtle smoky flavor will warm ya right up 🙂

Smoked Red Pepper Soup

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Smoked Red Pepper Soup

Smoked Red Pepper Soup

Cheri Renee
Smoked Red Pepper Soup is a flavorful vegetarian/ meatless recipe for the smoker or Traeger pellet grill and a delicious, healthy comfort food!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 212 kcal

Equipment

  • Traeger/Pellet Grill
  • Smoker

Ingredients
  

  • 4 red bell peppers cut into chunks, seeds and stem removed
  • 3 Roma tomatoes cut in half, squeeze some juice and seeds out
  • 2 carrots peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1 onion peeled and cut into chunks
  • 6 to 8 cloves garlic
  • olive oil, kosher salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes
  • 4 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth
  • 1 pint half and half
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves (or 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • Optional toppings: goat cheese crumbles, toasted bread or crostini, croutons or crackers, and fresh thyme

Instructions
 

  • Put the red peppers, tomatoes, carrots, onion, and garlic on a baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil over top and season with kosher salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes.
  • Set the smoker or Traeger or pellet grill to 225 degrees (turn on super smoke if that's an option for your model). Place the sheet with the veggies and tomatoes on the grill grate for about 2 1/2 hours, toss them a few times throughout with tongs.
  • Remove the veggies and tomatoes from the smoker or pellet grill. Set a large soup pot over medium high heat and add the smoked veggies, broth, more kosher salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Using an immersion blender, blend until the soup is creamy and a smooth consistency.
    Note: If you do not have an immersion blender you can use a blender or food processor. Transfer soup in small batches and blend until smooth. Caution: Soup MUST be cooled because hot soup will create too much steam and the blender top will explode.
  • Add the fresh thyme leaves (or Italian seasoning), half and half, and sugar. Bring back to a boil and reduce heat to simmer for 5 to 10 more minutes. Taste for seasoning and add more kosher salt, pepper, and/or crushed red pepper flakes to taste.
  • Serve with goat cheese crumbles, crostini or toasted bread, croutons or crackers, and fresh thyme over top.

Notes

Look in the post above for a recipe link to a similar soup make without a smoker or pellet grill!
Keyword best, Easy, Meatless, Recipe, Red Pepper, Smoked, Soup, TikTok, Traeger, Vegetarian

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