Tomato Basil Soup

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  • Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
1 c onion; chopped 5 cloves garlic, smashed 2 - 3 tbsp olive oil 3 cn whole tomatoes; 28-ounces -ea. 2 c organic vegetable stock (or chicken stock) 2 ts balsamic vinegar 1 c milk (2%) or whipping cream (nutritional info is for cream) 1/2 c chopped fresh basil 1 salt and pepper; to taste
Directions
Saute the onion and garlic in the olive oil in a large saucepan
until the vegetables are tender.

Add the tomatoes and stock. Bring to a boil remove from heat.

Pour into a blender container (you may have to do this in sections - it's a lot of soup). Process until the mixture is pureed.

Stir in the vinegar, cream or milk, basil, salt and pepper.

Ladle into soup bowls. Serve immediately.
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(for TMJ) This soup is great for dipping bread in - it will soften into almost a mush - if you don't mind the texture.

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PESCETARIAN.

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 104.2
  • Total Fat: 6.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 13.6 mg
  • Sodium: 182.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 11.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
  • Protein: 2.4 g

Member Reviews
  • AFRAZIER46
    Really good recipe. I added 3 cups of white beans (blended) into the soup. It really made the soup thicker and added lots of protein. Also added 1 tsp cayanne and 1 tbl brown sugar. Really Good, thanks for the recipe. - 3/3/10
  • PENNYD
    I made this for supper. I scaled it down to four servings. I also entered it in my Mastercook program and used 1% milk. I got 86 calories per serving and 410 mg sodium per serving. It was very good as is but I did add a little sugar to the leftovers (amounting to 1/2 teaspoon per four servings). - 5/16/09
  • BUSYWIFEANDMOM
    For fuller body without the added fat try using evaporated skim milk. We love it that way! Thanks for a very flavorful and unique spin on tomato soup. - 12/6/09
  • CRBSMITH1968
    ***use a hand-held immersion blender*** -right in the cooking pot instead of transferring hot soup to your big blender - 5/30/10
  • FAV4EVER
    A serving size is about 1 1/4 cup. It is incredible!!! I added a little grated cheese it is really good! - 4/19/11
  • EMERSYN19
    This is the besttomatoe soup I have ever had! Very easy to make and my family loved it. I also add two cups of cooked rice. - 1/10/09
  • BROWNSUGAKA
    Awesome recipe! Quick and easy. I also added shredded parmesan cheese as a topping. Yum! - 4/11/10
  • MSANNOMALLEY
    The soup was pretty good, but I had to add some honey as a sweetener to counteract the acidity from the tomatoes and vinegar. Very simple and quick to make. Next time, I will probably cut the recipe in half. - 2/7/10
  • PSALMSTRESS
    Excellent, decreased to 8 servings and added 1 packet artificial sweetener. Cambell's has been replaced, thank-you!!! - 10/28/09
  • VINTAGEMOE
    So very very good! - 4/12/09
  • KELMOM23
    I halved the recipe and substituted in some fresh tomatoes instead of all canned. The whole family loved it and the balsamic vinegar is a nice touch. - 2/27/09
  • VIENNA4444
    I just made this soup and it is delicious, thanks for sharing! - 1/1/09
  • MISSWISABUS
    This tastes great! - 9/22/08
  • RAPUNZEL53
    Love it. - 3/5/21
  • CHERYLHURT
    Thanks - 2/11/21
  • JANIEWWJD
    OMG, so good!!! - 2/5/21
  • ROSSYFLOSSY
    Classic recipe. - 12/16/20
  • LIS193
    Great recipe! - 5/29/20
  • HOLLYM48
    I love this tomato basil soup recipe! - 4/12/20
  • MOSBY737
    I first made this recipe years ago and it's the only tomato soup I've made since. So easy and so good! I love to eat it with a piece of toasted sourdough bread. - 4/10/20
  • KATHYJO56
    My husband loves this one - 4/4/20
  • JANTHEBLONDE
    I love this tomato basil soup recipe! Delicious - 10/7/19
  • ANHELIC
    Sounds like an awesome tasting soup. Will try to make it this long weekend. Thank for sharing. - 8/31/19
  • AZMOMXTWO
    thank you - 8/19/19
  • PRAISEPRINCESS
    yum - 7/23/19