Warm yourself up this winter with a bowl of our delicious Carrot Ginger Soup. This recipe is the perfect dish for a chilly day and meets IDDSI Levels 4-7.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | 1 serving | 6 servings | 12 servings |
| THICK & EASY® Bulk Pureed Carrots, thawed & heated per package instructions Item: 34332 |
1/3 cup | 2 cups (half of 2 lb. bag) |
4 cups (1-2 lb. bag) |
| Prepared Chicken Broth, using Herb Ox® Chicken Broth packets Item: 34793* |
½ cup | 3 cups | 1½ quarts |
| Coconut milk | 2 Tbsp | ¾ cup | 1½ cups |
| Black pepper | Dash | 1/8 – 1/4 tsp | ¼ tsp – ½ tsp |
| Salt | 1/16 tsp | ¼ – ½ tsp | ½ tsp – 1 tsp |
| Ginger, ground | 1/8 tsp | ¾ tsp | 1½ tsp |
| Thyme | Dash | 1/8-1/4 tsp | ¼ tsp – ½ tsp |
| THICK & EASY® Instant Food & Beverage Thickener** Item: 17938 |
2 tsp | ¼ cup | ½ cup |
*For a lower sodium recipe, use prepared Herb Ox® Sodium Free Chicken Broth (#36087) in place of regular chicken broth
Directions
HOW TO PREPARE
- Thaw and heat THICK & EASY® Bulk Pureed Carrots per package instructions.
- Stir together the heated carrots, chicken broth, coconut milk and seasonings in a saucepan or stock pot.
- Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
- Add THICK & EASY® Instant Food & Beverage Thickener and blend with a wire whisk until thickened.
- Keep warm for service at 135°F or higher.
- Portion approximately 7 – 8 fl. oz. (about 1 cup) per serving.
**Note: Amount of thickener may be adjusted to meet desired consistency level. The amount of thickener listed in recipe above will thicken soup to IDDSI level 4 (pureed) when served hot. Soup will become thicker as it cools.
Nutritional Information
Serving Size: about 8 fl oz
Calories: 130
Total Fat: 9 g
Saturated Fat: 6 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 500 mg
Total Carbohydrates: 12 g
Dietary Fiber: 3 g
Total Sugars: 4 g
Added Sugars: 1 g
Protein: 0 g
Vitamin D: 0 mg (0% DV)
Calcium: 0 mg (0% DV)
Iron: 0.4 mg (2% DV)
Potassium: 90 mg (0% DV)