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Tomato Soup Recipe

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Tomato Soup

Tomato Soup

Stephanie Gallagher

Homemade Tomato Soup

Tomato soup is the perfect partner for grilled cheese sandwiches. And this homemade tomato soup recipe takes little more effort than opening a can.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients:

  • 1 Tbsp. canola oil
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup diced carrots
  • 1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes
  • 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. dried basil
  • kosher salt and black pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup cream (optional)
  • croutons for garnish

Preparation:

  1. Heat olive oil in a large, heavy saucepan or dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  2. Add carrots. Cook another 3-5 minutes until vegetables soften.

  3. Add tomatoes, chicken broth, Worcestershire sauce, sugar and basil. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes.

  4. Taste and add salt and pepper. Taste and correct seasonings, if necessary.

  5. Transfer to a blender and puree in batches or use an immersion blender to puree until smooth. Stir in cream, if using.
Serve garnished with croutons.

User Reviews

 4 out of 5
Wonderful!, Member mleal1211

This recipe is easy, inexpensive and delicious. A couple of things I did differently: - I used fresh Spicy Globe Basil - used 5 cloves of garlic You also need to make sure that you don't add the cream and then let is sit uncovered for too long on the heat. I think you should add the cream, bring it back up to temp and serve immediately. I let it sit on low uncovered while I finished making our panini sandwiches. It got a little thicker than I would have liked. All in all, this is a fantastic and delicious recipe that I enjoyed very making very much and will make again.

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