Tomato Basil Soup Recipe

1 pint (2 cups) tomatoes (if fresh, seeded and chopped up small.  If canned, do not drain)

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 small onion chopped up fine

2 tsp sugar

1 bay leaf

1 tbsp parsley

1-2 tbsp basil

2 cups milk

1 tbsp butter or margarine

Salt and pepper to taste

1 tsp paprika

1 can pizza sauce

1-2 tbsp finely chopped green peppers (or red or yellow)

Heat tomatoes, which have been blended or processed until coarsely chopped.  Add soda when they are hot.  Add the onion, sugar, bay leaf, parsley, basil, and pizza sauce.  Simmer five to ten minutes.  Add milk, butter, salt, paprika and pepper.

Jennifer Jo Fay

Copyrighted December 7, 2011