Herbed fresh tomato soup Recipe

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Herbed fresh tomato soup

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Ingredients:

2	med	Onions, thinly sliced
2	tbsp	Olive oil or cooking oil
2 1/2	cup	Water
6	med	Tomatoes, peeled and
		-quartered (about 2 lbs)
1		6 oz can tomato paste
2	tbsp	Snipped fresh basil, or 2
		-tsp dried, crushed basil
1	tbsp	Snipped fresh thyme, or 1
		-Tbl dried, crushed thyme
1	tbsp	Instant chicken bouillon
		-granules
1/2	tsp	Sugar
1/2	tsp	Salt
1/4	tsp	Pepper
		Few dashes bottled hot
		-pepper sauce
		Snipped parsley

Procedures:

1	Servings: 8
2	in a large saucepan, cook onion in hot oil till tender.
3	Stir in water, tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, thyme, bouillon granules, sugar, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce.
4	Bring to boil, reduce heat.
5	Cover and simmer 40 min. place about 1/3 of tomato mixture in a blender container or food processor bowl and process until smooth.
6	(or press through food mill).
7	Repeat with remaining mixture.
8	Reheat half of mixture and serve immediately.
9	To freeze, cool the remaining mixture and pour into a 3 cup freezer container seal, label and freeze.
10	To serve frozen portion, transfer to medium saucepan.
11	Cover and cook over med. heat for 20 - 25 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
12	Sprinkle with parsley before serving.
13	serves 4.
14	courtesy of joann pierce (aug 27, 1990)