Weight Watchers Roasted Red Pepper & Pear Soup – 2 point
2
Point(s)
Total Time
1 hr 30 min
Prep
40 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
8
Ingredients
Sweet red pepper(s)
4 medium, halved, cored, seeded, deribbed
Unsalted butter
2 Tbsp
Uncooked onion(s)
1 medium, yellow, finely diced
Garlic
3 medium clove(s), minced
Uncooked carrot(s)
2 medium, finely diced
Fresh thyme
3 sprig(s)
Kosher salt
¾ tsp
Black pepper
¼ tsp
Uncooked russet potato
1 medium, peeled, roughly diced
Pear(s)
2 medium, semi-firm, peeled, cored, roughly diced
Store-bought chicken stock
6 cup(s), or vegetable, preferably homemade but canned fine
Fresh parsley
1 Tbsp, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
- Set oven rack so it’s 6 inches from broiler; preheat broiler to high. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Put pepper halves skin-side up on prepared baking sheet (line with aluminum foil if desired); broil until skins completely blacken, rotating baking sheet a few times so peppers broil evenly, 10 to 15 minutes depending on strength of broiler. Immediately transfer pepper halves to a large bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap to trap in steam (steam will help loosen the skins); let peppers sit until cool enough to handle, 10-15 minutes. Hold a pepper half in your hand under running water; rub off and discard charred skin with your fingers. Repeat with remaining peppers and then roughly chop peeled peppers; set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a large pot over medium heat, melt butter. Add onion, garlic, carrots and thyme; sprinkle with a generous pinch salt and a few grinds black pepper. Cook, stirring a few times, until vegetables are softened but haven’t taken on any color, about 15 minutes.
- Add roasted peppers, potato and pears to pot; season with salt and pepper. Pour in broth; increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until potatoes can be easily pierced with tip of a paring knife, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Fish out and discard thyme stems (most of the thyme leaves will have fallen off into soup which is fine). Puree soup in pot using an immersion blender – be sure to keep it submerged so hot soup doesn’t splatter (or carefully puree in batches using a regular blender). Season to taste with more salt and/or pepper (optional); serve garnished with parsley.
