Everyday Tomato Basil Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 roma tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and diced
• 4 cups tomato juice
• 15 -20 leaves basil
• 1 cup half-and-half cream or 1 cup fat free sour cream
• 1/3 cup butter, i use smart balance in this and its great
• salt
• pepper
• freshly grated parmesan cheese (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 add tomatoes and juice to a stock pot. cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 2 puree tomatoes, juice, and basil. retun to stock pot (immersion blender works great here)
• 3 put the pot on medium heat. stir in the half and half (or ff sour cream) and butter.
• 4 add salt and peper to taste
• 5 serve with freshly grated parmesean cheese.