Ingredients
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2 teaspoons olive oil
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1 slice bacon
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2 teaspoons garlic, crushed
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1/2 teaspoon onion flakes
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1 cup crushed tomatoes
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1 chicken stock cube
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1 tablespoon tomato paste
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1/2 teaspoon chili flakes (optional or to taste)
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1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground
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1 tablespoon fresh parsley, torn apart
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6 basil leaves, torn apart
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2 cups water
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1 slice bread
Instructions
- Remove rind from bacon and tear into bite sized pieces.
- Place bacon, oil, garlic, and onion flakes into medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until bacon is browned and cooked through.
- Add all remaining ingredients apart from bread and slowly bring to boil over medium temperature (will take around 10 minutes).
- Reduce temperature to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile toast bread and cut into small squares as croutons.
- Serve soup in bowl with croutons sprinled over the top.