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Clean Roasted Tomato Basil Soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Clean Roasted Tomato Basil Soup takes 105 minutes to cook.

Clean Roasted Tomato Basil Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Clean Roasted Tomato Basil Soup are:

*15 Plum Tomatoes (seeded, cut in quarters)
*2 Yellow Onions (peeled, sliced thick)
*1 Head Garlic (cut one end off, wrap in foil)
*1/4 cup Olive Oil
*1 Quart (4 cups) Low Sodium Chicken Broth
*1 24 ounce jar crushed tomatoes (low sodium, organic, no sugar)
*25 Basil Leaves (chopped)
*1 tsp. Sea Salt
*Cracked Pepper (tsp)
*Red Pepper Flakes (optional)
*2 oz. Fresh Grated Parmesan

Here is how you make Clean Roasted Tomato Basil Soup:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place quartered & seeded tomatoes, onions on baking sheet. Toss with olive oil, salt and pepper. Put whole head of garlic in foil (wrap tightly). Place on baking sheet with tomatoes and onions. Cook for 45 minutes (turning half way through). Take out of oven and remove garlic from foil packet. Squeeze garlic cloves out of bulb. Place tomatoes, onions, garlic in large soup pot. Add Low Sodium Chicken Broth, jarred tomatoes, and chopped basil to pot. Add red pepper flakes (sparingly) if you want a little spice. Bring to a boil and then lower temp to a simmer for one hour. Using hand-held immersion blender, blend soup until desired consistancy (if using a regular blender, make sure to take top hole off, to avoid a giant mess). Season with additional salt and pepper if needed.Top each bowl of soup with fresh grated parmesan. Makes 8-1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user 40DOOM.

The nutritional information for Clean Roasted Tomato Basil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 164.6

• Total Fat: 9.0 g
• Cholesterol: 4.8 mg
• Sodium: 470.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
• Protein: 6.0 g