Carrot & cheddar soup with toast soldiers

Carrot & cheddar soup with toast soldiers

A clever and tasty way to disguise carrots for young ones

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Enough for 6-8 child portions

Preparation and cooking times

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over a low heat and tip in the onion, carrots and potato. Fry gently for about 10 minutes, stirring from time to time, until the onion is soft and the vegetables are glistening.
  2. Pour in the stock and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and partially cover the pan. Simmer for about 20 minutes, until the vegetables are soft.
  3. Whizz the mixture in a food processor or blender until smooth (a blender will give a smoother texture), then add the cheese and whizz again. Return the soup to the pan, pour in the milk, then reheat gently and taste for seasoning. Serve the soup with buttered toast soldiers.

250 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 23g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 3g, salt 1.49 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2003.

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  • 04 January 2008

    Lozzers rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Easy to make and yummy, the real test will be whether my two year old eats it later! I made Irish soda bread to go with it.

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    27 December 2008

    sue commented on this recipe

    Very easy to make and very tasty, used semi-skimmed milk and have frozen it to take to work for lunch

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  • 22 March 2009

    teepot commented on this recipe

    This is a seriously lovely recipe. May have used a bit too much potato as it was a bit puddingy so I sieved it and then it was gorgeous.

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  • 27 August 2009

    icingonthefairycake commented on this recipe

    great for a cold weekend make on a Friday afternoon with the kids then the whole family eat all weekend after their activities( football, swimming, ballet ect)

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  • 21 September 2009

    Rita commented on this recipe

    This is surprisingly tasty, never mind the kids all the adults liked it too.

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  • 21 September 2009

    Rita rated this recipe

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  • 18 October 2009

    pembroke_pat rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I thought it was too bland. Improved with a bit of nutmeg

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  • 16 January 2010

    kittyh rated this recipe

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  • 22 April 2010

    teepot rated this recipe

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  • 30 December 2010

    PeeJay rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    One of the best carrot soups I've ever had and I'm not a kid - lol!

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  • 05 January 2011

    rebecca rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was a tasty soup using up leftover carrots. Would make again my son thought it was very tasty

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  • 10 January 2011

    danicquinn rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very easy to make - I also added garlic, nutmeg and a little Tabasco. Gave it a bit of a kick - very tasty and sustaining.

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  • 09 November 2011

    Jujuki rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Simple and absolutely delicious!

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  • 17 February 2012

    lisa-joe commented on this recipe

    Easy to make and very tasty. A firm favorite in our house already. The kids love it and Hubby takes a pot to work for lunch. I have to make a double batch or it doesn't last 5 minutes!

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  • 18 February 2012

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  • 22 February 2012

    KochSchlampe rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Marvellous.

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  • 26 February 2012

    katrina rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    lovely cosy soup i added caynne pepper at end yum

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  • 27 March 2012

    ***ME*** rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this today using Red Leicester for the cheese, and halved the recipe to serve 3 adults - was delicious! Will definitely make again - quick, and just a few ingredients required.

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  • 03 April 2012

    Carol rated and commented on this recipe

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    It doesn't matter how many times I have made this soup, I am always guaranteed a nice tasty meal. Easy to make and even easier to eat.

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  • 27 June 2012

    Claudette commented on this recipe

    Just made this soup because I had a big bag of carrots. Sooooooooo delicious. Taking some round to my daughter for my grandsons. Hopefully they'll leave some for me lol

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Enough for 6-8 child portions

Preparation and cooking times

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 25g butter
  • 1 small onion , roughly chopped
  • 500g carrots , chopped
  • 1 medium potato , (about 140g/5oz peeled weight), chopped
  • 1.2l chicken or vegetable stock
  • 100g mature cheddar , grated
  • 150ml milk

TO SERVE

  • toast soldiers
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250 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 23g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 3g, salt 1.49 g

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