When it comes to cold weather, soup is a must for me. I HATE being cold, but a nice hot bowl of tomato soup always does the trick. I love coming up with delicious, healthy, EASY recipes and this one doesn’t disappoint.

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small yellow onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 2 – 28 ounce cans of basil and garlic diced tomatoes
• 1 cup chicken broth

Directions:

1. Place 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pot and turn to medium/high heat.
2. Dice 1 small yellow onion, add to pot, along with 2 cloves of garlic. Sauté for about 5 minutes or until the onions are translucent.
3. Place contents of the pot into a high-speed blender. Then, add salt, pepper, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, and chicken broth. Process on high for 2-3 minutes or until desired consistency (if you have a vitamix you can simply use the soup setting).
4. If you are going to serve it immediately transfer the contents of the blender back into the pot and let simmer for 10 minutes, until hot. Remove from heat and enjoy!
5. If you are going to store it in the fridge for a week or so, simply pour the contents of the blender into storage containers and place in fridge.
6. If you prefer creamier soup you can add a spoonful of greek yogurt (after heating, before enjoying) and mix together. I love it just the way it is, so I don’t add yogurt, but you can test it out.