Tomato Parmesan Bisque

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
3 tablespoons unsalted butter1 medium onion, diced1 celery rib, finely chopped3 cloves garlic, minced3 tablespoons unbleached flour4 cups chicken broth2 cans (14.5 oz size) tomatoes2 tablespoons tomato paste1 teaspoon sugar2 bay leaves2 teaspoons basil1/4 cup creamsalt and pepper to tastecroutons and fresh parmesan for topping
Directions
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, celery and garlic. Cook for 4 minutes. Stir in flour over low heat. Add broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, bay leaves and basil; bring to a boil. Turn heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove bay leaves.

In a blender, carefully puree half the soup. Return to saucepan, stir in cream and season with salt and pepper.

Top with croutons or freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ORBITNOW.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 115.3
  • Total Fat: 7.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 19.0 mg
  • Sodium: 796.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 11.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
  • Protein: 1.8 g

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