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Tuscan Bread Soup  (The easy home version)

 

Olive oil to coat Pot

1 Onion, thinly sliced

3 Cloves of garlic, minced

Healthy Pinch of Dried basil

½ tsp dried red peppers

1 12oz can of whole tomatoes

1 12 oz can of tomato juice or V-8

Salt & freshly ground pepper to taste

1/3 loaf day old French or Italian bread (drier the better)

Fresh Basil finely sliced

 

 

 

In a medium pot over medium-high heat, add olive oil and onions.  Very carefully lightly brown the onions.  Add the crushed garlic. When the garlic flavors infuse oil, add the crushed peppers & basil being careful not to burn them.

Add the whole can of tomatoes into the pot, then using a wooden spatula cut the tomatoes into chunks.

Add tomato juice and stir.

Add salt and ground black pepper, to taste. (Remember, bread chunks will be added to this so make it a bit saltier then you would like it to be.).

With your hands, pull the bread into bite-sized chunks, then add them to the pot. "Toss" (do not stir) bread chunks in to the soup.

Add basil leaves, lightly toss, serve.