Eli's Favorite Tomato Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (14 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes (4 cups fresh tomatoes skinned, chopped, and cooked untill stewed)
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 small onion, finely diced in food processer
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup merlot
• 1 sprig of fresh oregano
• 8 large basil leaves, sliced thin
• 2 bay leaves
• fresh thyme
• 1 sprig rosemary
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a skillet and add finely diced onions and cook until onions are starting to carmelize.
• 2 add the tomatoes and bay leavesstir in the wine and chicken broth.
• 3 slowly stir in the milk and add the rest of the herbs.
• 4 cook for about 15-20 minutes.
• 5 take bay leaves and rosemary sprig out and use an imersion blender to puree the mixture. my family likes to add mozzerella cheese and croutons.