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Homemade Tomato Soup

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 onion chopped finely
  • 1/2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 28 – 32 oz can of crushed or pureed tomatoes
  • 1 15 oz can dice tomatoes.
  • 1 tbsp dried parsley
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp fresh or dried basil
  • 1 cup of half & half or more if you want it creamier

Method
 

  1. Saute the onion and garlic in the olive oil until it is translucent.
  2. Add the tomatoes, parsley and salt and pepper.
  3. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes over medium low heat.
  4. Add the basil and check and see if salt and pepper is needed.
  5. Add in the half & half and blend with an immersion blender or place in your blender to make the soup smooth.
  6. Top with fresh basil, croutons or serve with a grilled cheese

    Notes

    If you'd rather skip the blending part, you can either keep the soup chunky or switch out the diced tomatoes for another can of crushed tomatoes.
    Grilled Cheese Variations:
    I need a grilled cheese with my tomato soup, and my favorite version is a pickle grilled cheese. Yup, you read that right! I use thinly sliced sandwich pickles and place them between the cheese so the cheese melts around the pickle. Once you try it, you won't go back!
    Other variations include bacon slices, 3 different cheese, tomato slices and apples. I like my grilled cheese however I can get it!