Recipe For Oatmeal and Tomato Soup

A quick and cheap soup, using basics in your cupboards.

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Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves crushed garlic
• 3 1/2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 4 cups water
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3/4 cup rolled oats

Directions

In a skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter, until onion becomes tender and begins to brown.

Add undrained tomatoes, water, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer.

While soup is simmering, toast rolled oats in a heavy bottomed sauce pan, stirring till they are brown. Stir in oats to soup and cook for about 6 to 10 minutes, and then serve.