Tomato Basil Soup
Easy to make, Homemade Tomato Basil Soup. Good year round, but it really hits the spot with a nice grilled cheese or a baguette bread on a cold fall or winter's day!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 310kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- 4 - 14.5 ounce cans of diced tomatoes
- 48 ounces of chicken broth could use vegetable broth
- 1 1/2 cups Half & Half
- 2/3 cup basil leaves
- 1/3-2/3 cups sugar start with a little and taste it, if you like it sweeter add more, if not leave it!
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- Salt and Pepper to Taste
Instructions
- In a stock pot or dutch oven over medium heat add your olive oil, add onions and garlic and saute until onions become translucent. This will only take a couple of minutes. Add your canned tomatoes, and broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let mixture sit for about an hour.
- Add your basil, parsley and oregano. Using a stick blender (emulsion blender) blend together. Stir in Half & Half. Add sugar and salt and pepper, to taste, warm and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 1336mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 46g