Carrot , Orange and Ginger Soup With Chicken:

My friends and family are well aware of my addiction to carrots...to celebrate this fact lets have another variation of carrot soup!

Soup Base:

• Coconut oil or butter 2 TBSP
• Onion (rough chopped) 1 1/2 Cups
• Fresh Ginger (grated or chopped) 1 TBSP
• cinnamon 1 tsp
• chili powder 1/2 tsp
• Carrots 6 Cups
• Freshly squeezed Orange juice 1/2 Cup
• Coconut Milk 1/2 can
• Skim Milk 3 Cups
• salt 1 tsp
• pepper 1/2 tsp

Soup Garnish:

• Cooked Chicken Breast Cubed 600 g

Instructions:

Preheat lrg pot on med/high heat Add Tbsp oil, saute Onions until lightly browned.  Add remaining oil.  Add ginger, cinnamon, & Chili powder simmer 1 min more stirring constantly.  Add Carrots, OJ, coconut milk, and milk.  Bring to a boil reduce heat to simmer.  Simmer until carrots are soft (about 1o mins).  Add salt & Pepper let cool a couple of mins before pure in blender.  

recipe serves 4 small portions.  

Nutritional Info:

Calories:  256

fat:             10

Carbs:        19

fiber:           3

Protein:      22