D's Herbed Tomato Soup

You can use fresh or canned tomatoes for this soup. It will spoil you and you may rethink canned soup after this!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup onion (chopped or sliced)
• 2  tablespoons butter (or margarine)
• 1 (14 1/2ounce) can whole canned tomatoes, cut up (or 2 cups fresh)
• 1 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1  tablespoon  snipped basil (or 1/2 tsp dried basil,crushed)
• 1  teaspoon  snipped thyme (or 1/4 tsp dried thyme, crushed)
• 1  dash pepper

Directions

1. In a large saucepan cook onion in margarine or butter till tender but not brown. Add tomatoes, broth, tomato sauce, basil, thyme and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Cool slightly. Press mixture through a food mill or place it half at a time in a blender or food processor. Cover and blend until smooth. Return to pan and heat through. If desired, garnish with cheese, sour cream or lemon slices.