1 jar (15 oz.) Classico® Four Cheese Tomato Cream Pasta Sauce
4 tbsp Butter, unsalted
1 ea. Onion, medium-sized and finely chopped
1 ea. Carrot, medium-sized and finely chopped
1 ea. Celery stalk, finely chopped
2 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
4 tbsp Flour, all-purpose
4 cups Vegetable or chicken stock
1 can (14.5 oz) Fire roasted tomatoes
3 tbsp Tomato paste
2 tsp. Sugar
1/2 cup Heavy cream
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a saucepan.
Add chopped onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Cover and increase heat to medium-high. Cook stirring occasionally until vegetables begin to brown, about 5 minutes.
Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir over low heat for about 1 minute or until flour is fully incorporated.
Add the vegetable stock, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar and Classico® Four Cheese Tomato Cream Sauce. Bring to a low boil.
Cover partially and cook over medium heat stirring occasionally until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
Transfer half of the soup to a blender and puree until smooth. Return the puree to the saucepan, add the heavy cream and heat for another 5 minutes, until soup is just heated through.
Season with salt and white pepper to taste. Stir the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter into the soup.