Rich and Creamy Tomato Basil Soup recipe

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Ingredients

4 tomatoes - peeled, seeded and diced
4 cups tomato juice
14 leaves fresh basil
1 cup heavy whipping cream
½ cup butter
salt and pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

472.6 calories
carbohydrate: 16.8 g
cholesterol: 142.5 mg
fat: 45.4 g
fiber: 2.5 g
protein: 4.4 g
saturatedFat: 28.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 216.6 mg
sugar: 12 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place tomatoes and juice in a stock pot over medium heat. Simmer for 30 minutes. Puree the tomato mixture along with the basil leaves, and return the puree to the stock pot.

  2. Place the pot over medium heat, and stir in the heavy cream and butter. Season with salt and pepper. Heat, stirring until the butter is melted. Do not boil.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

The secret to the richness of this soup is to use real butter, fresh basil leaves, and heavy cream. Please do not substitute, or you will not have the same high quality end result.

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