Title: Cream of Pimiento Soup
Categories: Soup Easy
Yield: 4 Servings

4	oz	Pimiento -- diced and
		Undrained
2	tb	Butter
2 1/2	tb	Flour
14 1/2	oz	Nonfat chicken broth
1 1/2	c	Half and half
2	ts	Onion -- grated
1/2	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Hot sauce

Place pimiento in container of an electric blender, and process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides. Set pimiento aside. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour, and stir until mixture is smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add chicken broth and half and hald gradually to flour mixture; cook over medium heat, stirring contstantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Stir in pimiento, onion, salt, and hot sauce; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thoroughly heateds. Yield: 3 3/4 cups

Recipe By : Southern Living/tpogue@idsonline.com

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