Our breakfast for our bosses yesterday was a big hit. Let’s just say my bacon stuffed cinnamon rolls were a hit, as well as the breakfast casserole my co-worker makes that is to die for, and waffles, sausage, hash browns – we even had a special drink menu!
My plate: 397 calories, 5.5 carbs
My friend and I were able to walk outside yesterday – perfect weather – yesterday I decided to walk with 4 pound weights – had I known I was going to be hole punching paper for two hours later in the afternoon, I may have made a different decision!
So I saw somewhere (if its your idea – let me know – I forgot to write down where I saw it!) a recipe for cream of tomato soup with blue cheese and bacon. I nixed the bacon idea, but loved the blue cheese idea. I bought roma tomatoes last week – only .49 cents a pound!
Cream of Tomato Soup with Blue Cheese
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Makes 4 servings (100 calories, 3.4 fat, 9.3 catbs, 1.5 fiber and 8.4 protein)
The tang of the blue cheese makes this soup!
Ingredients
1 | pound tomatoes |
3 | cups chicken broth |
1 | cup skim milk |
1 | tablespoon minced garlic |
1 | teaspoon crushed red pepper |
1 | pinch salt |
1 | pinch cracked pepper |
1 | ounce blue cheese, shredded |
Directions
- Cut tomatoes and simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes, or until tender.
- Add remaining ingredients. Using a stick blender puree.
- Serve with additional blue cheese on top.
I actually had time to make this one before work – the tomatoes simmered while I did yesterday’s blog post. I gave some to my co-worker with a sharp cheddar grilled cheese sandwich on the side, and she called me and said “if I could only eat this for every meal for the rest of my life, I’d be happy!”
I didn’t like that picture, so I took another one this morning – make this soup – only 2 points!
I used to work with a really fun attorney – but she left the firm a few years ago. Tony asked if I had talked to them lately, and I said no, so Tony sent her husband an email – we didn’t hear back from them, so I emailed her and she then asked if we wanted to get together for dinner last night – absolutely!
They have an adorable almost two year old daughter who was so fricken cute. And so well behaved! We were there probably two and a half hours – Tony and I both said our kids wouldn’t have lasted 15 minutes at that age!
We ate here:
So, here is where some of my 1000+ dinner came from:
And a place that has award winning chicken wings, I knew I wasn’t going to get a salad!
We had a great time! š
Stats for Friday:
- 1835 calories, 90 carbs, 101 protein, 99 fat, 2.8 fiber
- 49% of calories from fat
- 45 minute walk with 2 pound weights
Not sure what’s on tap for today, other than the usual grocery shopping and chores – we’ll see! Enjoy your Saturday!
Love wings but they are so high in points, couldn’t eat the Jalopeno ones though, I will happily leave those for you š
Soup looks good too – I love blue cheese but seldom buy it as no one else eats it, never thought to put it on tomato soup.
I LOVE tomato soup but have never thought of adding blue cheese. Your recipe is going on “my list.” š
I’m DYING for tomato soup & grilled cheese. I grew up eating that combo as a kid- mostly because my Mom loved it- but it is to this day one of my favorite combos. š YUM!
Glad you had a good time, those wings look awesome!
I’m funny about my tomato soup, but that looks and sounds wonderful!! And those wings look hot! Yum!
And worth every damn calorie. Mm Mm, licks chops!
Have you ever had Korean fried chicken? It’s spicy, sorta sweet, twice-fried. I think you may like it. š
No, but that sounds amazing Sophia! Sorry you didn’t make it to the next round of Food Buzz, but part of me was happy since you have so much other stuff going on! š
Do you leave the skin on the tomatoes/ Will it really blend up/ [sorry question mark key is broken. hee] And yes your co worker is lucky, lucky. If I can’t live with you can I at least work with you. š
Yep, I leave the skins on – my stick blender does a great job! š
I did not know that you could shred bleu cheese – I’ve only seen it in crumbles. Guess I have been sheltered! The soup sounds like a winner – I’m with your coworker (lucky, lucky woman!).
Yum! I just started eating chicken again and one of the first things I had was wings!
Those wings look so worth it!
Mmmmm, another hot wing lover in the house! Those look really good.
And I’m going to have to keep the tomato & blue cheese soup in mind next time I cook for my parents. I can’t stand blue cheese, but I know they adore it. (They also like gorgonzola, especially on pizza!)
That soup looks amazing and good nutritional stats as well. My mom made great tomato soup for us when I was a kid. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
The wings look awesome!! glad you guys had fun!
Chicken wings? Sign me up! I loves me some chicken wings.
I must try that soup – it sounds delicious š