Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

By prude810

Ingredients

• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 3 -4 garlic cloves
• 1/2 medium onion
• 5 -6 stalks celery
• 15 -20 leaves fresh basil
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 2 teaspoons sugar (or substitute)
• salt and pepper
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half (using fat-free substitutes works as well)

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins

Preparation

Step 1

1
Peel the "strings" from the celery, then chop it along with the garlic and onion.
2
Put everything except the cream in a pan and heat it to boiling, then reduce the heat and simmer for 25-30 minutes.
3
Puree all the ingredients in a blender (a little at a time) or with a hand held blender right in the pan.
4
Add the cream and re-heat.
5
Garnish with a few leaves of basil and serve!

Serving Size: 1 (336 g)

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Amount Per Serving
% Daily Value
Calories 154.5

Calories from Fat 64
Total Fat 7.1 g
Saturated Fat 3.7 g
Cholesterol 20.3 mg
Sodium 221.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate 17.9 g
Dietary Fiber 3.1 g
Sugars 9.5 g
Protein 6.6 g