Red Pepper Soup

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Place the red bell pepper onion and garlic in the saucepan and saute for 5 to 10 minutes or until tender.

Pour in the chicken broth stirring well reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth.

Run the soup through a strainer and return the liquid to the saucepan over medium low heat. Stir in the heavy cream and the ground black pepper and allow to heat through about 5 to 10 minutes.