Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
Ingredients:
½ cup butter
2 heaping Tbsp. minced garlic
½ cup flour
3 cups half and half
2½ Tbsp. chicken base
2 (28 oz.) cans diced tomatoes
1 cup tomato puree
⅓ cup sugar
2½ Tbsp. dried basil, about ½ cup fresh basil leaves and chop
½ tsp. pepper, more if needed
½ tsp. salt, more if needed
milk if needed to thin to desired consistency
Directions:
Melt butter in saucepan. Once melted add garlic and sauté for a minute or two. Stir in flour and make a roux.
Once roux is formed, slowly pour in half and half, stirring as you pour. Stir consistently until it begins to thicken.
Stir in chicken base, diced tomatos, tomato puree, sugar, basil, pepper and salt. Stir until heated through. If needed add milk to soup to thin it out to desired consistency
