Winter Tomato Soup
"This is yummy, yummy. I always use my hand blender thingy right in the pan, instead of transferring the hot soup to my blender. It's nice to float homemade croutons or basil on the top. Great with grilled cheese sandwiches! I found this years ago in A Taste of Oregon cookbook."
photo by Jean R
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon basil
- salt and pepper
- 2 lbs Italian tomatoes (canned)
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 3⁄4 cups chicken broth, divided
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 cup cream (heavy or half and half)
directions
- In a saucepan melt butter and add olive oil, onion, thyme, basil and salt and pepper.
- Cook, stirring, until onions wilt.
- Add tomatoes and tomato paste.
- Simmer 20 minutes.
- Blend together 5 T of the chicken broth with the flour.
- Add this to the soup, stir, then add rest of broth.
- Simmer 30 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning.
- Puree soup in blender.
- Return to heat.
- Add sugar and cream.
- Simmer 5 more minutes.
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Reviews
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WOW! I have been looking for the perfect tomato soup recipe, and have tried many recipes and I have finally found the perfect one. Usually the consistency of the soup is either too think and chunky or too thin...this was a very creamy soup. The canned italian tomatoes really made the difference. Thank you so much! This is a keeper! :) -
This soup is so good I could have licked the pot!! I used fat free half-and half in place of the cream and accidentally left out the sugar. I also sprinkled in some red pepper flakes for an extra kick. This soup is delicious and has a wonderful texture. And it is easy, easy to make all in one pot! Thank you for sharing this great recipe. -
A very easy soup to make. My DSD ate two bowls, and she won't touch a tomato! We had a little left over, so I served it cold the next day as part of supper (it's July and hot here). I LOVED it cold and would make it again as a SUMMER soup! Made for photo tag game. Thanks for posting.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Yia Yia
Oregon City, Oregon
I live with my husband of 34 years in Oregon. We have 3 great kids and 4 beautiful grandchildren, 6 year old triplets and a soon to be 2 year old. Our daughter lives in Athens, Greece with her husband and our youngest, a son, just got married last summer. My stepson and his wife are the parents of our grandchildren and live about an hour away. Our family is growing and it's always fun to have them all together! I love to travel. I have just returned from a trip to Vietnam and have visited our daughter in Greece several times. During my travels I always enjoy the local food and have fun trying to re-create it at home. To pay the bills, I've been a hairstylist for 40 years and I still love it. I knit, sew, read and I'm just beginning to become interested in quilting,digital scrapbooking and geneology.
