Dinner

Tomato Florentine Soup is for Dinner.

Tomato Florentine Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Tomato Florentine Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Tomato Florentine Soup makes 24 servings.

The ingredients for Tomato Florentine Soup are:

? stick of unsalted butter
2 Tbs olive oil
6 cloves garlic
1 medium-large onion
1 cup chopped carrots
2 cups chopped celery
1 large (48 ounce) chicken broth*
1 small (14.5 ounce) chicken broth
3 large (28 ounce) cans of crushed tomatoes
4 small (14.5 ounce) chopped/diced tomatoes
Little white wine as needed ~ 3 ounces or so
Bay leaf - 1-2 depending on leaf size
2 rounded teaspoons basil
1 rounded teaspoon marjoram
1 ?-2 ? tablespoons sugar
1 rounded ⅓ cup of flour
1 large box - 1 pound - baby spinach
1 cup grated parmesan
salt and pepper to taste
Extra cheese for garnish

1 box cooked rigatoni - al dente.
Add pasta separately if preparing bowls of soup.
If preparing a pot to go, for example, add cooked pasta when soup is finished.
Amount depends on preference. Err on the side of a small amount of pasta per serving? about 5-8 pieces per bowl.

Here is how you make Tomato Florentine Soup:

Saut? chopped vegetables (carrots, celery, onion) in oil and butter on medium low heat. (Can cover to sweat the veggies to move it along faster).Add wine if dry.Cook for 20 mins until soft.When easily pierced with a fork,put veggies into food process and puree.Put mixture back on the stove and whisk in the flour.Turn back on the heat.Add all broth and tomato cans.Add spices, salt and pepper.Bring to a boil.Turn down and simmer 30 minutes.Throw in spinach and stir in.Add grated cheese and stir in.Add salt and pepper to tasteServe when you like the looks of the spinach - the longer it's in the pot the more it wilts - doesn't make a difference. Less time is bigger leaves. Just depends on your taste.Cook rigatoni separately, al dente, and drain.Put a few pasta pieces in bowls and pour soup over pasta.Garnish with grated parmesan.Serving Size: makes about 6 quarts - serving is about 1 cupNumber of Servings: 24Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KATEBMOORE.

The nutritional information for Tomato Florentine Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 24
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 127.0

• Total Fat: 4.8 g
• Cholesterol: 9.5 mg
• Sodium: 541.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
• Protein: 5.7 g