Quick Tomato Alphabet Soup

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1/3 cup chopped celery
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth or 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 cups cooked alphabet pasta, divided (about 1 cup uncooked)
• 1 cup 2% low-fat milk

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium high heat.
2. Add onion, carrot and celery, saute 4 minutes or until tender.
3. Add broth, basil, pepper and tomatoes, bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer 15 minutes.
4. Stir in 1/2 cup pasta.
5. Remove from heat, let stand 5 minutes.
6. Place half of the tomato mixture in a blender and process until smooth.
7. Pour pureed soup into a large bowl, repeat procedure with remaining tomato mixture.
8. Return pureed soup to pan; stir in remaining pasta and milk.
9. Cook over medium high heat 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently, do not boil.

butter, onion, carrot, celery, vegetable broth, basil, black pepper, tomatoes, pasta, milk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/quick-tomato-alphabet-soup-72984 (may not work)