Quick Tomato Alphabet Soup

Name: Quick Tomato Alphabet Soup
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 1 cup chopped onion; 1 cup chopped carrot; 1/3 cup chopped celery; 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth or 1 1/2 cups chicken broth; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained; 2 cups cooked alphabet pasta, divided (about 1 cup uncooked); 1 cup 2% low-fat milk

10 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped carrot
1/3 cup chopped celery
1 1/2 cups vegetable broth or 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
2 cups cooked alphabet pasta, divided (about 1 cup uncooked)
1 cup 2% low-fat milk

Directions

1

Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium high heat.
2

Add onion, carrot and celery, saute 4 minutes or until tender.
3

Add broth, basil, pepper and tomatoes, bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer 15 minutes.
4

Stir in 1/2 cup pasta.
5

Remove from heat, let stand 5 minutes.
6

Place half of the tomato mixture in a blender and process until smooth.
7

Pour pureed soup into a large bowl, repeat procedure with remaining tomato mixture.
8

Return pureed soup to pan; stir in remaining pasta and milk.
9

Cook over medium high heat 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently, do not boil.