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Sweet & Creamy Tomato Soup Recipe

I live in a remote area of Alaska and have learn to cook from what I have in my pantry. After many years of trial and error, I believe I've perfected this soup. It freezes well and goes great with sourdough bread.—Virgie Scarbro, Lgiugig, Alaska

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Diabetic Friendly

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Sweet & Creamy Tomato Soup Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 25 min.

Yield: 10 Servings

20 25 45

Ingredients

2 large onions, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
4 garlic cloves, minced
4 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
1/2 cup water
4 teaspoons brown sugar
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons minced fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons cold water
2 cans (12 ounces each) fat-free evaporated milk
Thinly sliced fresh basil leaves, optional

Directions

In a Dutch oven, saute onions in butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes longer. Stir in the tomatoes, water, brown sugar, bay leaves, basil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
Combine flour and water until smooth. Stir into tomato mixture. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in evaporated milk; heat through (do not boil). Discard bay leaves. Garnish with fresh basil if desired. Yield: 10 servings (2-1/2 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 133 calories, 2 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 364 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 7 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1 fat-free milk, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Sweet & Creamy Tomato Soup in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2011, p77

No More Tears

To reduce tears while cutting onions, freeze onions for 20 minutes before chopping. Also, use a very sharp knife when chopping onions and chop quickly. You can save both time and tears by chopping many onions at once. Freeze the extras in an airtight container for up to 3 months. (Before sauteing, thaw the onions and pat them dry. Frozen chopped onions can be added directly to soups or casseroles.)