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Recipe: Tomato Basil Soup
Barbara Kuhns, Millersburg, OH
Makes 4-6 servings
Prep. Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 stick (8 Tbsp.) butter
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 10 1⁄2-oz. cans condensed tomato soup
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 6-oz. can tomato paste
- 2 14 1⁄2-oz. cans chicken broth
- 3 tsp. basil
- 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
- Garlic cloves, minced, optional
- 1⁄3 cup flour
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
1. Melt butter in soup pot.
2. Add and sauté onion until softened.
3. Add condensed soup, sauce, paste, broth, basil, brown sugar, and garlic (if using).
4. Cook, covered, until hot.
5. Whisk together flour and cream.
6. Add and heat gently, stirring, until soup is steaming and thick. Do not boil.
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