Recipe: Herbed Tomato Soup (serves 2)

Herbed Tomato Soup
(2 servings)

2 tb Chopped Onion
1 tb Butter Or Margarine
8 oz (1 Can) Tomato Sauce
1/4 ts Dried Basil, Crushed
1/8 ts Dried Thyme, Crushed
1 Dash Freshly Ground Pepper
1 c Water
1 ts Instant Chicken Bouillon
1 Parmesan Croutons

In a 4-cup measure micro-cook onion and butter or margarine, uncovered, on 100% power 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until onion is tender but not brown. Stir in tomato sauce, dried basil, dried thyme, and freshly ground pepper. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 50% of power for 4 to 6 minutes or just till boiling. Stir in the water and instant chicken bouillon granules. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 2 to 3 minutes or till the mixture is heated through. Serve with the Parmesan Croutons.