Spicy Red Bell Pepper Soup Recipe

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in the bell peppers carrots onions celery and garlic. Cook and stir the vegetables until soft about 10 minutes. Stir in the chicken broth rice thyme cayenne pepper red pepper flakes salt and pepper and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat cover and simmer until the rice and vegetables are tender about 25 minutes. Remove from heat. and cool 30 minutes.

Blend the cooled soup until smooth using an hand-held immersion blender directly in the pot. Or use a blender and blend the soup in batches until smooth.