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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Melt the butter with the oil over low heat in a heavy bottom pot. | 2. Add the onion; wilt over low heat for 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic during the last 2 minutes, stirring. | 3. Add the tomatoes and broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cover; cook over medium-low heat for 60 minutes. Season with oregano, salt, and pepper. | 4. Add basil. Stir in the cream or half & half, simmer for another 30 minutes. | 5. Garnish with fresh basil before serving. | 6. Note: When tomatoes are in-season use fresh tomatoes, blanch for 8 minutes and process with food processor. In the winter, use a San Marzano-type canned tomato, drain half of the liquid and process in food processor. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
yellow onion	1		chopped	-	-	-	-
garlic	1	tablespoon	minced	12.665	2.8101	0.5406	0.0425
tomato	4	cups	ground	165.6	36.72	8.64	1.44
chicken broth	1	cup		78.12	1.89	11.1384	2.6208
oregano	1	teaspoon		2.65	0.6892	0.09	0.0428
salt pepper				-	-	-	-
heavy cream	1/2	cup		204.0	1.6440000000000001	1.704	21.648000000000003
basil	1/4	cup	chopped	1.38	0.159	0.18899999999999997	0.0384

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.