Slow Cooker Tomato Soup with Basil Dumplings

Slow cooker tomato soup with basil dumplings.Tomato soup with vegetables and homemade basil dumplings cooked in slow cooker

Ingredients

• 1 large yellow onion,peeled and chopped
• 2 medium carrots,peeled and chopped
• 1 small sweet red pepper,seeded and chopped
• 1 stalk celery,sliced
• 3 cloves garlic,peeled and minced
• 2 14 ½ oz (435 ml) cans diced tomatoes with garlic,basil and oregano,undrained
• 1 14 ½ oz (435 ml) can chicken broth
• 1 ½ cups 9370 ml) tomato juice
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• pinch of cayenne pepper1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Basil dumplings (recipe follows)1/3 cup 980 g) all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoons snipped fresh basil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 large egg,beaten
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

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