Diabetic-friendly Tomato Onion Soup

Contributed by Anita at Healthy Recipes For Diabetic Friends Y-Group

• Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 2 cups thinly sliced onions
• 4 tsp olive oil
• 2⅔ cups tomato juice
• 2 cups water
• 2 tbsp minced fresh basil
• 2 tsp minced fresh oregano
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp celery salt
• 2 cups diced seeded plum tomatoes

Directions

1. In a large sauce pan, sauté onions in oil until tender.
2. Add the tomato juice, water, basil, oregano, sugar and celery salt.
3. Bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Add the tomatoes; cook 10 minutes longer.

Nutritional information

For a 1-cup serving (prepared with reduced-sodium tomato juice):

• 82 calories, 3 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 265 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 2 g protein.
• Diabetic Exchange: 1 starch.