{ "@type": "ItemList", "itemListElement": [ "Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a soup pot, warmed over medium-high heat.", "Add onion, bay leaf, and garlic.", "Soften vegetables for 3 minutes.", "Add tomatoes and their juice, and broth.", "Mash up tomatoes with spoon of potato masher.", "Stir in torn bread.", "Add the Italian seasoning or oregano.", "Bring to just below a boil, reduce heat to med/low and cook till warmed, (not boiling).", "Add salt and pepper to taste.", "Remove bay leaf.", "Carefully scoop 3/4 cup tomato mixer out and run through a blender for a couple of seconds until mixed. Put pulsed tomato mixture in a bowl until all the tomato mixture is pulsed. (or use a hand mixer in pot).", "Warm again to piping hot in soup pot, dish into a cup to carry around with you, or in a soup bowl. Add toppings as desired. Drizzle with oil as desired." ] }