Quick and Easy Tomato Basil Soup

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1–2 TB butter or coconut oil
3/4 cup chopped onion
4 cloves garlic, minced
48 ounces home canned tomato sauce(1 quart + 1 pint) OR 2 26-ounce cans fire roasted tomatoes
1 cup chicken bone broth
1 cup coconut milk OR raw milk
1 TB dried basil OR 2 TB fresh basil
unrefined sea salt, to taste
ground black pepper, to taste
optional: 5 drops liquid stevia

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Heat large saucepan over medium heat.
Add butter or oil and melt.
Add chopped onions and saute until tender.
Next, add minced garlic and cook about 30 seconds more.
Add tomato sauce and stir to combine.
When tomato sauce is warmed through, add chicken broth and stir to combine.
When chicken broth is incorporated, add coconut milk and stir to combine.
Stir in basil, salt, and pepper.
Optionally, add 5 drops liquid stevia.
Bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Use an immersion blender to puree or carefully pour soup into a blender and blend.
Serve hot.