Easy Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup water
• 2 tsp Mckay's chicken seasoning
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3 large 28 oz cans tomatoes undrained
• 1 tsp each: salt, parsley, and basil
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 TBS molasses
• 3-4 dashes of cayenne pepper

Preparation

1. Saute onions in the bottom of the pot for 3 to 5 minutes.
2. Add the water, Mckays and tomato paste.
3. Stir well. Add tomatoes, seasonings, molasses and bay leaf. Bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes.
5. Discard bay leaf.
6. Blend soup until smooth and add any additional seasonings to taste.

Optional: top with croutons.