Tomato Soup with Canned Tomatoes
Making tomato soup with canned tomatoes is such an easy way to make a delicious meal. The combination of tomato soup with a grilled cheese is a dinner idea that satisfies everyone in my household. We make this dinner all year round thanks to canned tomatoes. Canned tomatoes are always fresh and are easy to store so we always have the ingredients handy.
Ingredients
- 56 oz canned crushed tomatoes
- 3 tbsp salted butter
- 1.5 tbsp olive oil
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic diced
- 2 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 1/3 cup fresh basil plus more to use as a garnish
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese shredded
Instructions
- Heat butter and oil in a large soup pot on medium low heat. Once it is hot, add chopped onions. Cook them for about 10 minutes until they are transluscent. Add the garlic and give it a good stir.
- Add the canned tomatoes, broth, salt, and basil. Mix together and then bring to a boil. Once the soup starts boiling, reduce the heat to a very low simmer and cook for ten minutes uncovered.
- Turn off the heat and add the contents of the pot to a high speed blender. You may need to do this in two batches. Blend until very smoothe.
- Add the soup back to pot and turn the heat to low. Add in your heavy cream and parmesan cheese. Serve with some fresh basil.