Tomato Basil Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 9 tomatoes, peeled, cored and chopped (about 4 cups, or the equivalent in canned tomatoes, crushed)
• 2 cups tomato juice (v8)
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 5 tablespoons fresh basil leaves, cleaned
• 1/2 pint heavy cream (1 cup)
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• salt and pepper
• parmesan cheese (grated, to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 simmer tomatoes, vegetable/tomato juice and stock in saucepan for 30 minutes.
• 2 remove from heat and puree with the basil leaves using one of those handy dandy immersion blenders right in the cooking pan.
• 3 return to low heat and stir while adding cream and butter.
• 4 sprinkle each serving with grated parmesan and basil leaves. i like to float toasted fresh garlic-parmesan croutons!