V8 Velvety Tomato-Cheddar Soup

JanuaryBride's Note:

Recipe from First Magazine 11/3/08. Feel free to substitute veggie broth for the chicken broth to make this a great vegetarian recipe!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 2 mins
• Prep Time: 2 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1/4 cup uncooked brown rice
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 quart chicken broth or 1 quart vegetable broth
• 1 cup vegetable juice
• 1 cup fat-free half-and-half
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. In a saucepot, melt the butter then saute' brown rice, onions and carrots over medium heat for 5 minutes.
2. Add broth and bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat and simmer 35 minutes or until rice is tender.
4. In a blender, puree mixture for 2 minutes and then return it to the saucepot.
5. Add the juice and cook 10 minutes.
6. Stir in the half and half and cheese.
7. When cheese is melted, serve up the soup.
8. Garnish with kettle corn and some fresh chives.

Reviews

[Cookgirl]

After adding Tabasco smoked chipotle, fresh chives from the garden and a little bit of salt, the flavors popped out. The cheese amount was cut in half. Used your Homemade V8 Juice (Raw Recipe) recipe for the tomato juice with several vegetables from our CS box. Added fresh cilantro for garnish. Reviewed for Veg Tag/March.

[Coasty]

Quick and easy soup, made for lunch for the girlfriends. Every one took home the recipe. For a one serve I left out the dairy products (1 gf is dairy intol.) added some chopped herbs and it was very tasty. Made for Auz/NZ Swap #39

[bmcnichol]

Very good and easy to make. I followed the recipe exactly as written. Made as a pressie for Aus/NZ swap.