Tuscan Tomato Soup

I just remembered this invite that Mare gave and I had no idea that it was a recipe blog. This will be fun. This tells you how slow I am at getting around to things. I will try to contribute often. I just printed this recipe. I thought it sounded good and figured many of you would have a few extra tomatoes lying around.

TUSCAN TOMATO SOUP

3 T. Olive oil
2 large onions, diced small
5 C. diced and seeded tomatoes
2 C. chicken stock
1-1/2 C heavy cream
1 C. basil pesto (I know you can buy it in the store, but I found a recipe on-line that I used for something else I made. Let me know and I can share.)
salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil in a med. soup pot. Add onions and cook over moderatly low heat until completely translucent. add tomatoes and allow to warm to a simmer. Add chicken stock. Bring to a simmer and allow to simmer for 15 minutes to allow for interchange of flavors. Add whipping cream (I don't think that I will add this much, but I am sure it will make it taste wonderful if you do.) Add pesto. Blend to a desired consistency in a food processor or blender. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

This is what the recipe states, but when I watched it on TV I thought they blended it before adding the cream. I am going to try this this week because I think mom is sending me some tomatoes with James. I will let you know how it is and if you should go through the trouble of making it. Glad to be blogging again. I still need another invite for Skinnertopia because it will not let me post or comment.