Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Creamy Tomato Soup

Here's an easy soup that's yummy:
2 Tablespoons Flour (can be whole meal or plain white)
1 Tablespoon Sugar
2 cups milk, divided
4 cups tomato juice (heated)
In large saucepan, combine flour, sugar, and 1/4 cup milk. Stir until smooth. Add remaining milk. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Slowly stir in HOT tomato juice until blended.

You can add cooked onions, bacon, or cheese if desired.

Note (added Jan. 17, 2010) - some brands of tomato juice are more watery than others. I just fixed the soup and it didn't have enough "tomato" flavor, so I added two tablespoons of tomato paste. That gave it a nice boost of tomato flavor.