Easy Creamy Tomato Soup

Name: Easy Creamy Tomato Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 Cups, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (28 ounce) can whole canned tomatoes; 3 garlic cloves; 1 1/2 cups vegitable stock or 1 1/2 cups water; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (to taste); 4 teaspoons dried basil, divided; 2 teaspoons butter; 1 cup of finely chopped onion; 1/2 teaspoon paprika or 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1/2 cup milk or 1/2 cup cream; 1 teaspoon salt (to taste); 1 teaspoon pepper (to taste); 1 tablespoon sugar (to taste) or 1 tablespoon Splenda sugar substitute (to taste)

Submitted by cnairne

"Use your VitaMix or Blentec blender to make this super delicious tomato soup."

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 6 Cups
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 (28 ounce) can whole canned tomatoes
3 garlic cloves
1 ¹⁄₂ 1 1/2 cups vegitable stock or 1 1/2 cups water
¹⁄₄ teaspoon cayenne pepper (to taste)
4 teaspoons dried basil, divided
2 teaspoons butter
1 cup of finely chopped onion
¹⁄₂ teaspoon paprika or 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
¹⁄₂ cup milk or 1/2 cup cream
1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
1 teaspoon pepper (to taste)
1 tablespoon sugar (to taste) or 1 tablespoon Splenda sugar substitute (to taste)

directions

Place tomatoes, garlic, stock, cayenne pepper, 2 teaspoons of basil into blender.
Blend on soup setting or 7 minutes on high speed until hot.
In the meantime, in a pot, saute the onions and paprika in the butter until onions are golden.
Pour the tomato mixture into the pot.
Add cream/milk, 2 teaspoons of basil, salt and pepper and sugar and cook on low stirring occasionally for 10 minutes. Bon appetit!