cooking spray
3 cups thinly sliced carrots1 small onion, chopped
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 quart consomme (I use 1 can Campells, with 1 can water and 1 can lo-salt chicken broth - the consomme is too salty for me to use a quart of it.)
1/3 cup uncooked white rice
chopped parsley and/or chives

Spray large saucepot with cooking spray. Use medium-low heat.Add carrots and onion. Stir to coat. Add 1/4 cup chicken broth.Cover and simmer till carrots are tender, approximately 20 minutes.(original receipe calls for 4 TBs of butter - we're using the1/4 cup of broth intead)

- Add 1 quart of consomme and rice. Bring to a boil.Reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until riceis soft.

- When rice is soft, remove pan from heat. Let coolto room temperature.

- Puree in blender until desiredconsistency. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

- If serving hot, reheat and swirl in 2 TB butter.

- Hot or cold, garnish with chopped parsley and/or chives.