Tomato Rice Soup Italian Style Recipe
Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 (28 ounce) can peeled tomatoes
1 1/2 cups chicken broth or Basic Chicken Stock
1/2 teaspoon crumbled dried marjoram
1/2 teaspoon crumbled dried sweet basil
2 teaspoons sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
1/3 cup long-grain rice
Grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
Melt butter in large saucepan; saute onion and celery until limp.
Combine tomatoes, broth, onion, and celery, and butter in blender jar; blend until smooth.
Pour back into saucepan.
Add marjoram, basil, sugar, salt, and pepper; bring to boil over moderate heat.
Add rice; stir well.
Cover; reduce heat to low.
Simmer 15 to 20 minutes, until rice is tender.
Combine tomatoes, broth, onion, and celery, and butter in blender jar; blend until smooth.
Pour back into saucepan.
Add marjoram, basil, sugar, salt, and pepper; bring to boil over moderate heat.
Add rice; stir well.
Cover; reduce heat to low.
Simmer 15 to 20 minutes, until rice is tender.