Creamy Tomato Soup Recipe.
Creamy Tomato Soup Recipe
Creamy tomato soup recipe. The addition of Parmesan and heavy cream makes it very satisfying and pH-balanced. It's also a quick and easy 30-minute soup that keeps well in the refrigerator. We love our basil tomato soup with grilled cheese sandwiches.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated, plus more for serving
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, or to taste to combat acidity
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon sugar, or to taste
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, plus more for serving
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 56 ounces mashed tomatoes (2 packages, 28 ounces) with their juice, preferably San Marzano
- 3 garlic cloves (1 tablespoon minced)
- 2 yellow onions (3 cups), finely chopped
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Instructions
- Heat a nonreactive pot or enameled dutch oven over medium heat. Add butter then add chopped onions. Sauté 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden. Add minced garlic and sauté 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add crushed tomatoes with their juice, chicken stock, chopped basil, sugar (or add sugar to taste), and black pepper. Stir together and bring to a boil then reduce heat, partially cover with lid and simmer for 10 minutes.
- You can leave your soup with a chunky consistency, but if you like a blended/creamy soup, use an immersion blender to blend the soup in the pot to desired consistency or transfer to a blender in batches and blend until smooth (being careful not to over-fill the blender with hot liquid), then return blended soup to the pot over medium heat.
- Add 1/2 cup heavy cream, 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese and return to a simmer. Season to taste with salt and pepper if needed and turn off the heat.
- Ladle into warm bowls and top with more parmesan and chopped fresh basil.
Notes
Some mashed tomatoes may seem more pressing. If the soup seems too sour or sour, you can add more heavy cream and sugar to taste.
could I substitute sour cream for the heavy cream?? I always have sour cream on hand but seldom have heavy cream
OMG, this soup is SO GOOD! i always thought home made tomato soup was really hard. i made my first batch last weekend and I’m currently simmering my 2nd batch! thanks!
made this soup this morning, and wow, was it delicious. I used Hunt’s brand of San Marzanos, and it was pretty acidic – but hey, no problem – all the comments about a pinch of baking soda was MAGIC – it lost the acidity and made the perfect soup. Thank you for all of your work!
Hi. My husband can’t have heavy cream. Can I substitute lactaid milk?
I used Cento crushed tomatoes and the soup was excellent, not too tart as others have mentioned. I paired this with tuna melts, which turned out perfectly. Thank you for a delicious soup recipe!
Could we substitute vegetable broth for the chicken stock on non meat eating days? I still try to abstain from meat on Fridays.
Any other vegetarian suggestions to substitute for the chicken broth?
I usually love strong, and or very spicy flavors, so I was surprised that I found this soup too tart. As per your suggestion, I added another Tblsp. of sugar and another 1/2 cup cream, and it was still too tart for me. Not wanting to blow the calories and sugar content up, I then used 1.5 tsp. baking soda, and this did the trick. I am not rating this recipe. I’ve never had a bad recipe from you, and this could totally be me and my taste buds, but I do think the baking soda suggestion is worth mentioning. The soup is delicious with the baking soda addition.
I made a half batch and immediately regretted my decision to do so. I followed the directions as written but cut the ingredients in half. I’ll be serving this with warm yummy grilled cheese sandwiches for my Beloved tonight on this very cold day.
Made this for lunch after my son hinted last week he would like grilled cheese and tomato soup. I didn’t have crushed tomatoes but just put the whole can in a blender and pulsed a couple of times and voila crushed tomatoes. You can crush by hand as well. Added a little more sugar as my tomatoes were quite acidic.
tried it and i is good. seems like its a lot of onion. could i cut back on it??
Hi! I’ve cooked several of your recipes and loved ALL of them. I’m so excited to try this one tonight! I will be pairing it with your grilled cheese! Yum!