UPDATED!! You can find my Best Tomato Soup HERE.
Tomato Soup
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 medium onion about 1 cup – chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic about 2 teaspoons – minced or crushed
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cans of whole tomatoes packed in juice 28 ounce
- 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
- 3 slices of large sandwich bread crusts removed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 cups of chicken stock
Instructions
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until it is shimmering
- Add the onion, garlic, and bay leaf.
- Cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is translucent, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Stir in the tomatoes and their juice. Using potato masher, mash until no pieces bigger than 2 inches remain.
- Stir in sugar and bread; bring soup to boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the bread is completely saturated and starts to break down, about 5 minutes.
- Remove and discard bay leaf.
- Transfer half of soup to blender.
- Add 1 tablespoon oil and process until soup is smooth and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to large bowl and repeat with remaining soup and oil.
- Rinse out the pot you cooked the soup in and return the soup to the pot.
- Stir in up to 2 cups of chicken (or vegetable) broth until soup reaches desired thickness.
- Return soup to boil and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Optional garnishes include chopped parsley, fresh chopped basil or croutons.
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really, really dislike tomato soup and have never even tried it because the smell makes me cringe and I think the concept of it is just gross.
Really. It’s not normal! To basically be sucking down squished tomatoes?? What if people ate beans or peas or cabbage like that?
Uh, never mind that last thought.
I wanted to make the kids grilled cheese for lunch, but also thought I could make it extra special if I made them some tomato soup. I don’t need to pass on my phobias to them right? And isn’t that what normal, non-phobia driven people eat with grilled cheese on a cold winters day?
So I did a google search and tried to find an easy recipe.
The thing I loved about this recipe is that it is designed to use canned tomatoes, which I just happen to have a TON of.
She gives great instructions on her link, so be sure to click there is you want a more in-depth tutorial
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I added about a tablespoon of heavy cream to thicken it up. I wanted the kids to be able to dip their grilled cheese, and that heavy cream was a wonderful addition.
I thought this soup was FANTASTIC.
I don’t even like tomato soup. Well. I can not even say that anymore. I LOVE tomato soup! This tasted like velvety savory goodness and I can’t believe I have spent so many years without it!
This recipe is easy, quick, and SO, so yummy. I would highly recommend trying it.
After all, it did cure me of my phobia. 🙂
Looks great but like a lot of work!!!! I like mine out of the can – or the hand held ones that you nuke are good too! 🙂 lol
Will have to remember that when I garden next summer and have a lot of extra tomatoes! 🙂
Yum!
I love how you photograph your food!
ok, i thought that i was the only person on the planet that didn’t like tomato soup! and all this time i wasn’t alone…
well, i think i’ll have to give this a try. if i can get rid of one phobia, then there’s only 6,784 left to go. thanks for sharing! oh and, as always, great photos.
I like anything tomato. That sounds and looks so good. YUm Thanks for passing on the recipe. I just bought a can of campbells today.
I like anything tomato. That sounds and looks so good. YUm Thanks for passing on the recipe. I just bought a can of campbells today.
mmmm looks yummy! Ok this may be a dumb question, but what is a dutch oven?
I’m back from vacation and can’t wait to catch up on you and your family. We’re not having grilled cheese and tomato soup for supper but I am SO going to add it to my menu plan for this week! 🙂
You are such a gifted writer, not to mention a gifted photographer!
Happy New Year, friend!
That’s really interesting. I LOVE tomatoes but my kids hate them. What’s with that? I’ll try this and see if it cures their tomato aversion! And your photos are as always, superb!x
Wow, I can’t stand tomato soup either, but those pics may just change my mind! Thanks for the link.
My daugher and I LOVE tomato soup! I have been wanting to make my own for such a long time, but haven’t taken the time to do so yet. You are always a trusted source of recipes for me – thank you so much for sharing this one!