roasted red pepper & smoked gouda soup

whether you fancy a low carb meal on the regular or not, you must check out peace, love & low carb for some awesome recipes. i stumbled upon this one and knew it was the perfect weeknight crockpot meal. notice the flash? it's practically pitch black outside by the time i'm home from work!

• 1 onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 14.z ounce cans fire roasted tomatoes
• 12 ounce roasted red peppers
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 8 ounces shredded gouda cheese
• 3 ounces shredded parmesan cheese (my addition)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

turn your slow cooker to the 'low' setting. add tomatoes, red peppers, chicken stock, tomato paste, basil, salt, oregano and black pepper. in a pan over medium heat, saute your onion and garlic until soft, about 10 minutes. add to slow cooker, cover, and cook for 4 hours.

after 4 hours, transfer soup to a blender and blend until smooth. return soup to slow cooker and add gouda, parmesan and heavy cream. cook 1 additional hour. shred fresh cheese on top to serve.

recipe via peace, love & low carb.