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I can't guarantee that this is the recipe 100% but it was like my lord and savior when I had my wisdoms out. My mom made me some and it made me so happy. I guess she used veggie broth but that's probably obvious.


Creamless Creamy Tomato Soup from Cooks Illustrated:
2 Tbs. EVOO
1 small onion, chopped
3 med. garlic cloves minced
1/8 t. hot red pepper flakes (optional --- and I used more)
1 bay leaf
2 (28oz) cans whole tomatoes
2 t. sugar
2 large slices good quality white sandwich bread, torn into 1 in. pieces
2 cups low sodium chicken broth
table salt and ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
1. Heat oil in Dutch oven over med-high heat. Add onion, garlic and red pepper, stirring, until onions are translucent. Add bay leaf and tomatoes. Using spoon, press tomatoes against sid of pot to release juices. Stir in sugar and bread. Cook, stirring constantly, until bread starts to break down (5 min).
2. Transfer soup to blender and blend until smooth and creamy (I used a hand blender). Return soup to pot and stir in chicken broth, bring to a boil and season with S&P. Serve in bowls and sprinkle with black pepper, chives, and a drizzle of olive oil.

Do you have a blender of any kind? I've been making a ton of smoothies lately with an hand blender/immersion blender but those are seriously to taste (my favorites are pomegranate juice, frozen strawberry/mango/pineapple mix, frozen blueberries, soy yogurt, soymilk and some frozen spinach- I bet without the spinach they'd taste less like health food.)