Zero Cholesterol Tomato Basil Soup

Ingredients

3 #s ripe plum tomatoes cut in half (I buy them at Costco)
¼ them
2 t olive oil
1 ½ t pepper
2 cups chopped onion
6 cloves garlic
2T “I can’t believe its not butter”
¼ crushed red pepper flakes
28 oz canned Plum Tomato Sauce with their juice
4 cups basil packed
1 t. fresh thyme leaves
I quart chicken stock (used non fat – you can get at Trader Joe’s)
Non fat sour cream

Preparation:

Pre heat oven to 400.  Toss tomatoes with olive oil, salt , pepper.  Spread tomatoes in one layer on a baking sheet and roast for 45 min.   In an 8 quart stockpot on medium high, sauté onions and garlic with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and no cholesterol butter, and red pepper flakes until onions start to brown.  Add canned tomatoes, basil, thyme, and chicken stock. A dd roasted tomatoes, include liquid on the baking sheet.  Bring to boil and simmer 40 min.  Put into a food processor with a little non fat sour cream and process.
You can serve with a dollop of non fat sour cream