Creamy Tomato Gorgonzola Soup With Basil Lower Calorie

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Another skinny bride recipe -- i actually found this one on sparkpeople.com, and since i love love love this soup from kroger's soup bar but did not appreciate all the calories and fat, i found this recipe to cure my craving without me killing myself on the treadmill! Serving size is a two cup serving which is large, but if you eat this with a simple salad with just some vinegar, it makes it a meal. So it might serve 8 if you just had cups instead of bowls.

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Steps

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Pulse the drained tomatoes in a food processor until smooth , about ten 1-second pulses followed by about 20 seconds continuous.

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Set aside.

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Cook the garlic , tomato paste , and oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat , stirring constantly , until the tomato paste begins to brown , about 2 minutes.

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Stir in the pureed tomatoes until the tomato paste mixture has thoroughly combined with the tomato puree.

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Cook for about 5 minutes until the tomatoes are bubbling.

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Add the gorgonzola and stir until the cheese has melted and no longer appears as lumps in the sauce.

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Add 1 pint of fat free half and half.

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Stir to thoroughly incorporate.

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Remove from heat to keep half and half from boiling.

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Off the heat , stir in the basil.

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Ingredients

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diced tomatoes, olive oil, tomato paste, garlic cloves, fat-free half-and-half, basil leaves, gorgonzola