Jo's Baked Garlic Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups diced fresh tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, undrained
• 4 -5 summer squash, sliced
• 2 large onions, sliced
• 1/2 green pepper, diced
• 1 1/2 cups dry wine
• 4 -5 fresh garlic cloves, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 1/4 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1 cup shredded romano cheese
• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream or 1 1/4 cups whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 butter the inside of a 3 quart baking dish.
• 2 combine all ingredients, except cheeses and cream in dish.
• 3 at this point, it will look like a huge veggie casserole.
• 4 cover and bake for 1 hour at 375 degrees.
• 5 add cheeses and cream and stir.
• 6 lower oven temperature to 325 degrees.
• 7 return to oven and bake 10 to 15 minutes longer, until cheese is melted.
• 8 do not allow to boil.
• 9 i usually serve this with garlic bread.
• 10 if you plan to freeze this, do not add the cheese and cream. save that step after you have reheated the frozen soup.