Bacon Lettuce And Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• 6 strips bacon cooked and crumbled
• 1 Tbsp bacon drippings strained
• 1 yellow onion finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 16 oz can plum tomatoes chopped
• 3 Tbsp tomato paste
• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh basil 1 tsp dried
• 3 Tbsp flour
• 4 c chicken stock
• 14 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 14 tsp pepper
• 14 head lettuce shredded

Directions

1. Saute onion and garlic in bacon drippings for 5 minutes
2. Stir in tomatoes with liquid tomato paste and basil
3. Cook 2 to 3 minutes
4. Stir in flour and whisk to blend
5. Add stock sugar salt and pepper
6. Simmer 15 minutes
7. Just before serving add bacon and lettuce
8. Serve warm
9. Serves 6 to 8