Pylon

32 oz can whole peeled tomatoes
12 oz can tomato paste
5 c veg broth
4 oz mushrooms, sliced
1 lg carrot, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 T olive oil
1 lb chicken breast, cooked and diced

drain tomatoes, save liquid. Remove seeds and chop.

Sweat carrot, celery, garlic in oil. Add mushrooms, tomatoes, liquid and broth, simmer 15 min. Add tomato paste, then use stick blender until smooth. Add chicken, basil, simmer 5 min.

If you don't have a stick blender, can use a bar blender.

Makes about 8 cups. Per cup:

Cal - 127
Prot - 15g
Carb - 13g
Fat - 3g

"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton

boilermaker

I'll be all over this one, Pylon. I've got 8 quarts of canned tomatoes from the garden, so I'll sacrafice one for this recipie. Sounds really good.

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Pylon

Fresh ones should be even better. This batch is very thick, so you can eliminate the paste if you want it a bit thinner. I really added it for flavor, but if you canned your own 'maters, you should be OK.

"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton

boilermaker

Good recipie, Pylon. You didn't say how much basil to use. I used about 8-10 leaves in my batch. Seemed about right.

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