Herbed Tomato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons onions, Chopped
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1/4 teaspoon dried basil, Crushed
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme, Crushed
1 dash pepper, Freshly Ground
1 cup water
1 teaspoon instant chicken bouillon
parmesan croutons

Preparation

In a 4-cup measure microwave onion and butter or margarine, uncovered, on 100% power 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until onion is tender but not brown.
Stir in tomato sauce, dried basil, dried thyme, and freshly ground pepper.
Micro-cook, uncovered, on 50% of power for 4 to 6 minutes or just till boiling.
Stir in the water and instant chicken bouillon granules.
Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 2 to 3 minutes or till the mixture is heated through.
Serve with the Parmesan Croutons.