Classic Tomato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes with juice (with basil, if available)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter over medium heat in a 5 quart saucepan or dutch oven.
• 2 add oil and onion, salt and pepper.
• 3 cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
• 4 stir in flour and tomato paste, and cook 1 minute.
• 5 add thyme, broth, and tomatoes (break up tomatoes).
• 6 bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 7 remove thyme sprigs.
• 8 puree soup using an immersion blender, or in batches in a conventional blender. only puree about 1/2 the soup so some chunks remain.
• 9 season with salt and pepper before serving.