Garden Tomato Soup

By HeatherS

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, shredded
• 1 small green pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup butter, cubed
• 4-1/2 cups chicken or vegetable broth, divided
• 4 cups chopped peeled tomatoes (about 7 medium)
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 50mins

Preparation

Step 1

In a large saucepan, saute the celery, onion, carrot and green pepper in butter until tender. Add 4 cups broth, tomatoes, sugar, curry, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
In small bowl, stir flour and remaining broth until smooth. Gradually stir into tomato mixture; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 2 minutes.

Yield: 6 servings (1-3/4 quarts).

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 cup) equals 144 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 1,004 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 4 g protein.