Post Party Bisque

I'm back .... again!  

I hate making New Year's Resolutions and then being part of the 99% that doesn't follow through.  But moving on.

I threw a surprise party for my husband's 35th birthday last Saturday and went a little overboard with the food.  But hey better too much than not enough right?  The party was a success and we were left with a ton of leftovers.  And I am one that truly hates throwing food away.  I've probably said this before but throwing food in the garbage is no different than opening up your wallet and taking out a $20 bill and putting it directly in the trash.

With this in mind I had a long hard look at what was leftover in our fridge and a light bulb went off - Shrimp Bisque!

Here what I had on hand (all measurements are approximations):

• 1 1/2 cup cooked shrimp
• 1 cup bruschetta mix
• 3/4 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1/2 cup mini bell peppers
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 - 1 cup 1% milk
• Worcestershire sauce to taste
• Frank's hot sauce to taste 
• Salt & Peppers to taste
  

And with all these ingredients I tossed them all in my Vitamix blender and went to town!  Now I wouldn't recommend doing this with any old blender.  I just don't think you would get the creamy consistency with an ordinary blender.  I looked around at other bisque recipes to see if what I had on hand loosely represented what other recipes called for.  The result was pretty tasty!

I took my portion for lunch at work and felt that it needed some crunch to go with it.   When I served it to my husband the following day he munched on leftover tortilla chips from the party with the soup.