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Tomato Basil Soup

photo by lasandra5




- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
3-5
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can ground peeled tomatoes
- 5 cups vegetable stock or 5 cups chicken stock
- salt & freshly ground black pepper (use kosher salt--much better!)
- 1⁄2 cup loosely packed fresh basil, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
directions
- Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium high heat.
- Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 10 minutes -- be careful not to burn garlic.
- Add the tomatoes and the stock.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer.
- Cook until soup is slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Stir in the basil.
- Place the pot of soup directly in sink, and using a stick blender, blend until smooth.
- Serve immediately.
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Reviews
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My friend and I used this recipe and it came out GREAT! I love how quick and easy it is! We were actually testing the recipe before making it as our first course for Christmas Eve dinner. We did have a few changes:<br/><br/> 1. We used 3 garlic cloves instead of 2 - we like garlic!<br/> 2. We used a 12-oz can of tomatoes then also added 4 fresh roma tomatoes - diced.<br/> 3. We did blend it as the recipe calls for but not too much and left it a little chunky<br/> 4. After blending it we added a 1/2 cup of fresh spinach<br/> 5. We then added cheese tortellini<br/><br/>It was delicious!
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