Torremolinos Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 coarsely cut onion
• 2 cups canned tomatoes, chopped
• 1 lb lean hamburger or 1 lb sausage
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/8 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1 cup chopped parsley
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 cups mashed potatoes or 1 cup instant mashed potatoes
• 1/2 cup red wine

Recipe

• 1 saute celery and onion until barely tender.
• 2 add: tomatoes and cooked hamburger.
• 3 cook for 10 minutes.
• 4 add broth, bay leaves, thyme, basil, parsley, and sugar and simmer for 30 mins.
• 5 blend in potatoes.
• 6 add wine.
• 7 remove bay leaves before serving.