Creamy tomato soup

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 tablespoons Reduced calorie margarine
1 large Thin sliced peeled onion
1 Chopped carrot
2 cloves Garlic peeled coarsely
Chopped
1 can (28-oz) peeled Italian plum
Tomatos
3 cups Defatted chicken broth
1 small Boiling potato peeled and
Thin sliced
2 tablespoons Chopped fresh basil leaves
OR
2 teaspoons Dried basil
¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
Salt to taste
1 cup Milk

Directions

Melt margarine in a soup pot over low heat. Add onion,c arot and garlic. Cook, covered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender and wilted. Crush tomatos in their liquid and add to the pot along with chicken broth, potato, basil, nutmeg and salt. Cook, covered, over low heat for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cool to room temperature. Puree in a blender, in small batches, adding a bit of milk to each batch. Return to soup pot and adjust seasonings. Before serving, warn through over very low heat. Do not boil.

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