Quick Tomato Alphabet Soup

A lovely tummy warming tomato soup, in no time. from Cooking Light.

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1  cup  chopped onion
• 1  cup  chopped carrot
• 1⁄3 cup  chopped celery
• 1 1⁄2 cups vegetable broth or 1 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
• 1  teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2  cups  cooked alphabet pasta, divided (about 1 cup uncooked)
• 1  cup 2% low-fat milk

Directions

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium high heat.
2. Add onion, carrot and celery, saute 4 minutes or until tender.
3. Add broth, basil, pepper and tomatoes, bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer 15 minutes.
4. Stir in 1/2 cup pasta.
5. Remove from heat, let stand 5 minutes.
6. Place half of the tomato mixture in a blender and process until smooth.
7. Pour pureed soup into a large bowl, repeat procedure with remaining tomato mixture.
8. Return pureed soup to pan; stir in remaining pasta and milk.
9. Cook over medium high heat 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently, do not boil.