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. 🙂
Seriously? You can make tomato soup without using a can???
LOL!!!
So proud of you for pushing past the phobia, Amanda. Cuz no kid should miss out on the joy of dipping grilled cheese in tomato soup. *grin*
Seriously? You can make tomato soup without using a can???
LOL!!!
So proud of you for pushing past the phobia, Amanda. Cuz no kid should miss out on the joy of dipping grilled cheese in tomato soup. *grin*
YUMMY!!!! The photo of the grilled cheese dipped in tomato soup is so tempting.
Ok so I’m going to have to try this, maybe I’ll make it tomorrow for lunch, I believe I have everything on hand too. I too can’t stand canned tomato soup, and have never tried homemade, so I’ll try it and see if I like it. My kids actualy don’t like it either, so worse case scenerio is we don’t like it and just have grilled cheese! 🙂
I don’t like any soup – well, that’s what I say even though I can’t remember the last time I tried one. It’s the whole thought of drinking my dinner . . . Anyway, you might have just convinced me to give it (well, at least this one) a try! 🙂
(And thanks for the comment about my girls! They’re sweeties!) 🙂
It does look good, but I will have to get over my HUGE aversion to tomato soup to even try. I can count on one hand the foods I don’t like. I practically eat anything, but I can’t tolerate even the smell of tomato soup.
looks incredible. The cream is a great addition. I always cringe when I go to friends’ houses who use water to mix their soup – I love the creaminess of milk or cream in it. Great recipe!
I dont love it, dont hate it, but you know what I am having a hard time with? Adding BREAD to the soup… maybe its time we get together again (I am so lame that I am not reading many blogs anymore… FB sucked me in and took my blog brain away… 🙁 ) so… we should have soup and cookies! haha Miss you!
I really enjoy any kind of meal or beverage made with tomato.
Great blog. Hypnotherapy can help you to over come your phobias so that you don’t pass them on to your children.