Red Pepper And White Bean Soup(Serves 6) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 Tbsp. olive oil
3 large sweet red peppers, seeded and sliced
1/2 small onion, diced
1 (16 oz.) can cannellini beans or Great Northern
1 c. chicken broth
3 c. buttermilk
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Mix butter and olive oil in saucepan.
Add sliced peppers and onion.
Cook over medium heat 5 to 10 minutes until soft (do not let brown).
Add entire can of beans, including liquid.
Mix thoroughly.
Add chicken broth.
Bring to a boil.
Cover and let simmer 15 minutes.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Pour mixture into a food processor and process until smooth.
Pour through a strainer, pushing the mixture with the back of a spoon to get out all the liquid.
There should be 3 cups.
Recipe can be made ahead to this point.