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Easy and Delicious Homemade Tomato Soup

By IW Team Member

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Oh my, it’s that time of year when an unexpected visitor might just stop by, isn’t it? Last night my daughter asked if her friend could stay for dinner, and I was more than happy to oblige. I’d planned tacos for our family, but I knew her friend doesn’t eat red meat and had Mexican food the night before anyway. I had to think of something else. I’m in the midst of planning a Christmas dinner with friends, so my fridge was full of foods for another meal. I had to find something quick, without red meat, suitable for a chilly winter night. How I wished I could just open a can of tomato soup and serve it with salad and grilled cheese sandwiches! I have lots of canned tomatoes in my pantry, but none of the condensed tomato soup that I rely on. So I took a shot at making my own homemade tomato soup. It was a delicious surprise! I’ll never go back to condensed tomato soup again.

Delicious homemade tomato soup

How to make Easy and Delicious Homemade Tomato Soup

I chopped half of a large sweet onion roughly. I heated a tablespoon of olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat, and added the onion. I cooked the onion until translucent, stirring occasionally. I seasoned the onions with a little salt and pepper to taste. While the onions cooked, I minced two cloves of garlic. I added the garlic to the pot and cooked 2 minutes more. Next I added two 28 oz. cans of San Marzano whole, peeled tomatoes. I turned up the heat a bit and broke up the tomatoes with a wooden spoon. Then I added about 2/3 cup chicken stock, though I think water would have been fine.

I brought the soup up to the boiling point, and then turned down the heat to let it simmer for another 10 minutes or so. When I was sure the onions were cooked completely, I turned off the heat and transferred the soup in 3 batches to my blender. I transferred each batch to another container until all of the soup was blended smooth, then added all of it back to the soup pot. I kept the soup warm on the stove while I made the salad and sandwiches. At the last minute, I added about ½ cup of heavy cream that I had leftover from another recipe and a little milk so that it was the creamy consistency I love.

As a finishing touch, I added a small spoon of basil pesto in the soup. The green swirl through the red soup added just the right holiday note to the meal. In the future, I may try this topped with cheese, sour cream, chopped basil, or garlic croutons also.

I am sure the tomatoes are the reason this soup was just so delicious, though the cream and the company added a lot to the recipe. I hope you try this Easy and Delicious Homemade Tomato Soup if you haven’t already, and please, share any quick-fix meals you may have that maximize taste and minimize fuss.

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Comments

  1. PattyPie says

    December 20, 2012 at 8:31 am

    This looks so good! I can’t wait to try it!

    • Sara says

      January 19, 2017 at 9:04 am

      This soup looks yummy I love tomato soup

  2. Jennie says

    December 20, 2012 at 10:28 am

    My gosh, this soups delicious – I will have to try it. Thanks!

  3. Pam@IW says

    December 20, 2012 at 10:16 pm

    Looks beautiful. I can tell you love to cook, Ann. Very festive and sounds tasty.

  4. Amy S. says

    December 21, 2012 at 7:16 am

    Wow, thanks for the delicious sounding recipe!

  5. Desiree M says

    December 21, 2012 at 8:32 am

    That looks absolutely delicious and I -hate- tomato soup. I’m going to give this recipe a try. Thanks!

    • Jayme says

      March 5, 2017 at 1:40 pm

      Love this, think am going to prepare this for my hubby, he loves tomato soup.

  6. Kelly R says

    December 21, 2012 at 8:36 am

    This looks so yummy. Thank you for the post.

  7. Susan Bewley says

    December 21, 2012 at 10:13 am

    Thanks for the awesome recipe!

  8. @Mommy_Jennof3 says

    December 21, 2012 at 11:36 am

    I love soup this time of year!! Warms the belly and heart!

  9. CJ says

    December 21, 2012 at 1:55 pm

    Ann, really like your idea of pesto. I generally add dried or frozen basil, but the pesto would add another dimension. You picture is so inviting…ready to get out a spooon.

  10. Elizabeth says

    December 21, 2012 at 8:15 pm

    Sounds delicious, especially for the cold and windy day we’ve had here!

  11. Casandra says

    December 21, 2012 at 8:59 pm

    Thanks for the yummy idea. Unfortunately I don’t have any tomatoes on hand, but I do have canned tomato soup. I’m off to go make that!

  12. becca says

    December 22, 2012 at 12:33 pm

    printing this out for next weekend

  13. MsGoody2Shoes says

    December 22, 2012 at 8:42 pm

    Ann, your tomato soup sounds delicious. I think I’ll make that soup for dinner tomorrow with a chicken sandwich.

  14. Josh says

    January 10, 2013 at 2:38 pm

    Crock Pot Bean Soup 1 bag mixed beans, rinsed2 leeks, coheppd3 – 4 carrots, cut into coins4 – 5 stalks of celery, coheppdveggie broth or water and 2-3 bullion cubes1 tbsp Herbs de Provencegreens, coheppd. optionallemon, salt, and pepper to tasteHere’s how to make bean soup when you’re pressed for time. It takes about 15 – 20 minutes to prepare the night before, 5 minutes the morning of, and it’s pretty much ready to go when you’re back from work.The night before: To the crock pot, add the coheppd veggies and rinsed beans. Cover with water an inch over the veggies and beans. Store in the fridge.Morning of: Pour off the water from the beans and veggies. Fill with fresh water and bullion cubes or broth to bd inch over the beans. Add the Herbs de Provence. Plug in the crock pot and turn on low. Will need to cook for 10 hours on low. Less if you do a combination of low and high.

  15. Lenora D says

    March 15, 2013 at 4:43 am

    This looks wonderful. Can’t wait to try it.

  16. Karen D says

    September 16, 2013 at 5:50 am

    Sounds and looks delicious! Like the swirl of pesto as a finishing touch!

  17. Christina K. says

    October 1, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    I want soup every day in autumn and winter and canned soups always taste horrible. I’ll keep this in mind.

  18. Shannon says

    December 31, 2013 at 11:26 am

    Sounds delicious and simple to make…A perfect combination in my book.

  19. Cathy French says

    January 18, 2017 at 7:29 am

    My boyfriend hates tomatoes but like plain tomato soup with a grilled cheese. Weird right?

  20. lace ruffles says

    January 18, 2017 at 9:54 am

    Looks so good! I love tomato sauce, soup anything except raw tomatoes themselves lol

  21. Kelly says

    January 18, 2017 at 5:06 pm

    This looks delicious. I love tomato soup. Especially with grilled cheese dunked in it 🙂 I was just ordering my garden seeds today and I am getting San Marzano tomato seeds. One of the best tomatos on the market.

  22. Rosie says

    January 19, 2017 at 11:12 am

    I’ve never made my own tomato soup. This sounds soo good, and I’d love to try it with San Marzano, too!

  23. Zoey says

    January 29, 2017 at 11:08 pm

    Sounds like a great pairing for a grilled cheese sandwich!

  24. Jerry Marquardt says

    January 30, 2017 at 7:35 pm

    The Quick and Easy Homemade Tomato Soup recipe looks astounding. I cannot wait to taste your special recipe. I thank you so much for the directions on this delicious treat.

  25. lisagee1234 says

    January 31, 2017 at 3:44 pm

    I’ll never forget being in cooking class many moons ago. The teacher said “Tomorrow we are making tomato soup.”
    I was excited to learn how to make it. The next day in class…what happens?
    She opens a can of tomato soup and heats it up and that was our lesson. I was shocked. That aint cooking!

  26. Renee Rousseau says

    January 31, 2017 at 5:11 pm

    I just discovered the joy of making soup in the last year or so and I love trying new recipes as well as making “Stone Soup” from leftovers. Thanks for the recipe!

  27. Sarah L says

    January 31, 2017 at 6:20 pm

    This would be much better than canned soup. You know what ingredients are in it.

  28. Agness of Run Agness Run says

    February 11, 2017 at 2:14 pm

    I love when my home smells of soup! Homemade food is the best and this tomato soup is delicious, Pam!

  29. BARRIE says

    February 14, 2017 at 3:48 pm

    I love a good, homemade soup in the colder months. I love how easy this is and can’t wait to make it!

  30. Michelle Bartley says

    February 28, 2017 at 10:41 am

    Thanks for the recipe,tomato soup is great with grilled Cheese!

  31. Ann says

    March 13, 2017 at 7:59 pm

    What a fantastic idea! My father eats soup pretty often, and tomato soup (good ol’ Campbell’s is his go-to) is one of his favorites. I recently found a homemade ketchup recipe, and to make this recipe for him would make perfect sense. Thank you so much!

  32. Edye says

    March 14, 2017 at 9:18 am

    I love soup! This recipes looks super yummy and cozy 🙂

  33. Shari Flores says

    March 18, 2017 at 11:28 am

    That looks so good

  34. Sharon Harding says

    April 5, 2017 at 8:05 pm

    Always wanted to learn how to make homemade tomato soup! Thanks for the inspiration!

  35. lisa says

    April 6, 2017 at 2:37 pm

    I’ve never had home made tomato soup. I imagine it’s delicious.

  36. Elena says

    October 11, 2017 at 10:59 am

    Looks delicious! Thank you for the recipe

  37. Katie Bellamy says

    November 4, 2017 at 3:51 pm

    This looks so good and so easy to make!

  38. Deena Resnickoff says

    December 2, 2017 at 6:00 am

    Thanks so much. This is exactly what I’ve been looking for. I’m ready to graduate from canned tomato Soup. Merry Christmas.

  39. Cheryl says

    December 8, 2017 at 5:24 am

    I love tomato soup, but I usually just eat Campbell’s out of a can.

  40. Calvin says

    December 12, 2017 at 11:41 am

    Simple and delicious!

  41. Mary Gardner says

    December 17, 2017 at 3:40 am

    That looks and sounds really great. I imagine the basil pesto at the end just topped the whole thing off making it delicious!

  42. Greg says

    December 17, 2017 at 6:34 pm

    Next Time, Add a 1/3 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
    Delicious and a close copy of Panera Bread’s basil cheese tomato soup.
    Vegetable Stock is good too.

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