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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!
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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!
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