Tomato Basil Soup
1 jar of tomato and basil pasta sauce (I like Newman's Own)
1 cup chicken stock
1 cup milk or cream
2 - 3 generous tablespoons fresh basil, cut into thin strips
In blender puree pasta sauce and stock until smooth. Pour into saucepan, cover and cook over medium heat until it begins to boil. Reduce heat and add milk. When soup is heated through stir in basil and serve. (I've also made this with both cream and milk. The cream makes it really good, but the milk is much more figure-friendly.)
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This looks really good, but I'd have to make it when Cesar is out of town. Alas, he does not consider soup "a meal" though the kids are not as picky.
Erik was out of town or else he would have wondered what the next course was : ).
It never occured to me to do this, but I will have to try it. I like to make my own super-easy sauce, and it makes a *ton* so I always end up wondering what to do with it. I usually freeze the leftovers, but this is a great option to do something a little more interesting and different.
Also, I don't know where else to make this comment: I can't believe how big your kids are in that new little photo in the sidebar! Amanda -- with a figure and in heels! Wow! That seems to have happened overnight.
This sounds so good- and easy enough that I could make it for my own lunch and not worry about my husband who wouldn't want it for dinner! :)
And I agree with Hadley- your kids are TOO big!
It's a weird thing to watch my kids get bigger - Amanda is now 5'5"...!!
I was flipping through my Zonya Foco cookbook tonight and found a similar recipe in there. Is that where you got this idea? I tried it, and Luke loved it, but I have to say it wasn't my favorite. It just tasted to me like I was eating pasta sauce with spoon. Have you tried several versions? The one I did didn't use milk -- do you think the "creamy soup" aspect makes a difference? I was looking forward to it being great, and was kinda disappointed. What do you think "makes" this recipe?
I've never seen Zonya's cookbook so this wasn't from her. I've heard good things about her stuff, though. I definitely think the creaminess is the key here - It's fabulous with real cream, but definitely healthier with skim milk. I also think the fresh basil makes it great.
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