Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, creamy tomato basil soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Cooked tomatoes and tomato juice are pureed with fresh basil leaves in this soup thickened with heavy cream. Reviews for: Photos of Rich and Creamy Tomato Basil Soup. This creamy Tomato Basil Soup is restaurant-quality DELICIOUS and it's loaded with hidden vegetables. I've also included instructions for how to make it in the slow cooker and instant pot!

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Creamy Tomato Basil Soup is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have creamy tomato basil soup using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Tomato Basil Soup:
  1. Make ready 2 tbs butter
  2. Get 1 tsp olive oil
  3. Make ready 1 medium onion - chopped
  4. Prepare 3 cloves garlic - crushed
  5. Get 2 (14.5 oz) cans whole tomatoes - drained
  6. Prepare 6 cups tomato juice
  7. Get 4-6 tbs granulated sugar
  8. Get 2 tsp chicken soup base (or 2 cubes bullion)
  9. Make ready 1/4 tsp black pepper
  10. Make ready to taste sea salt
  11. Get 1 cup evaporated milk
  12. Prepare 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  13. Make ready Optional garnishes (per bowl)
  14. Take 1 tsp chiffonade of fresh basil
  15. Prepare 1 tsp chopped fresh parsley
  16. Take 3-4 seasoned croutons
  17. Get 2 tsp shredded mozzarella or parmesan
  18. Take couple dashes Tabasco sauce
  19. Take drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
  20. Prepare pinch cayenne powder or smoked paprika

Asheley's totally in charge of the grilled cheese. I get yelled at for using too much butter (like there is such a thing as too much butter). Ok, so I know today is Valentines Day and all, so I feel like I need to say HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!! For example, Creamy Tomato Basil Soup was the very first post I EVER posted here at Joyful Healthy Eats.

Steps to make Creamy Tomato Basil Soup:
  1. Melt butter with olive oil in a 3 to 4 quart stock pot over medium heat. Add onions and garlic. Sautee until onions are translucent. About 5 - 7 minutes.
  2. Transfer onion and garlic to blender. Add drained cans of whole tomatoes. Cover and pulse until you have a coarse puree. Note: You may want to vent the lid slightly so steam doesn't pop the lid off.
  3. Transfer puree back to stockpot over medium high heat. Add tomato juice, soup base and 3 tbs of the sugar. Taste and add up to 1 more tbs sugar at this time. Note: The sugar is used to help cut the acidity of the tomatoes. The acidity of tomatoes can vary from batch to batch so always start low when adding the sugar.
  4. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered for 20 - 25 minutes to reduce slightly (about the consistency of a thin gravy). Taste soup after it has reduced. Add pepper, salt to taste, and up to 2 tbs more sugar as needed/desired (I normally use the full 6 tbs).
  5. Reduce heat to low. Once soup has stopped bubbling stir in evaporated milk until well incorporated. Then stir in chopped basil. Cover and let sit about 5 minutes for flavors to blend.
  6. Dish up and garnish with any combination of suggested garnishes above.
  7. Alternate version: For a smoother consistency, before adding evaporated milk carefully run soup through a fine mesh sieve to remove all the solids. Return to pot, then add evaporated milk and basil as in step 5.

Ok, so I know today is Valentines Day and all, so I feel like I need to say HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!! For example, Creamy Tomato Basil Soup was the very first post I EVER posted here at Joyful Healthy Eats. Sweet vine-ripened tomatoes are the key to flavor in this creamy soup. He made this delicious creamy tomato basil soup with parmesan that I would eat by the bowl full. To keep costs low he didn't put parmesan cheese in the soup, but when he served it to me, he would sprinkle a generous serving of parmesan cheese on top, then wink and tell me not to tell the owners.

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