Weight Watchers Wednesday

One of the things I love about fall and winter is soup. I love soup and Weight Watchers has great soup recipes that are fairly low in points.

This past weekend I started craving soup. I went online to Weight watchers and found a tomato soup recipe. It turned out great. Serving size is 1 1/2 cups and is 3 points.

Fresh Cream of Tomato Soup
2 medium uncooked leeks, chopped (white parts only)
8 medium fresh tomatoes, cored and chop (about 3 pounds)
1 tsp dried thyme
1 bay leaf
4 cups of vegetable broth
12 oz fat-free evaporated milk
1/4 Tbsp basil, fresh, chopped
1/8 tsp table salt or to taste
1/8 tsp black pepper or to taste

Coat a large saucepan with cooking spray and set pan over medium heat. Add leaks and sauté until soft (about 5 minutes). Add tomatoes, thyme and bay leaf; cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes break down, about 5 minutes.

Add broth and reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Remove from heat and remove bay leaf.

Purée tomato mixture in saucepan using an immersion blender (or working in batches you can use a blender; return purée to saucepan and set pan over low heat). Add milk and simmer for 1 minute to heat through. Remove from heat and stir in basil; season to taste with salt and pepper.