italian tomato soup

Name: Italian Tomato Soup
Ingredients: - 1 tbsp. olive oil; - 1/2 cup diced carrot; - 1/2 cup diced onion; - 1 can peeled tomatoes, ready cut and undrained, 28 oz. or 3 cups diced, peeled and seeded fresh tomatoes; - water; - 2 tbsp. tomato paste; - 1 1/2 tsp. italian seasoning; - sour cream, optional; - sage croutons, recipe follows

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Lynnda Cloutier

Mission Viejo, CA

Updated on Sep 11, 2013

This is a great microwave recipe. source unknown

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Ingredients

- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 cup diced carrot
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1 can peeled tomatoes, ready cut and undrained, 28 oz. or 3 cups diced, peeled and seeded fresh tomatoes
- water
- 2 tbsp. tomato paste
- 1 1/2 tsp. italian seasoning
- sour cream, optional
- sage croutons, recipe follows

How To Make italian tomato soup

Step 1

In large 2 to 3 quart microwave safe bowl, mix oil, carrot, and onion. Cover and microwave on full power 6 to 8 minutes, stirring once til vegetables are just tender. Microwaves vary. Cooking times may need to be adjusted. Add enough water to tomatoes and reserved liquid to make 3 1/2 cups. Stir tomato mixture, tomato paste and Italian seasoning into bowl. Cover; microwave on high 3 to 4 minutes or til hot. Top each serving with a dollop of sour cream and sage croutons

Step 2

Sage Croutons: Trim crusts from 4 thin slices of sandwich bread. Mix 2 Tbsp. olive oil with 2 cloves garlic, minced. Brush on bread slices. Cut each slice into 4 triangles. Sprinkle wit 1/2 tsp. ground sage (rubbed). arrange 4 croutons in circle on microwave safe pie plate. Microwave on high for 30 seconds to 1 minutes. Repeat with remaining croutons. Makes 16
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