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Creamy Tomato Basil Soup - Quick And Easy Recipe

ByWendy Mallins
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Craving a comforting bowl of soup? This quick and easy recipe for creamy tomato basil soup will hit the spot. Made with simple ingredients.

Why You'll LOVE This Creamy Soup

Super Simple To Make - Tomato Basil Soup is really simple to throw together and cook. So it's very little effort for a whole lot of taste!

Packed With Flavor - oh this tasty creamy tomato soup is bursting with Mediterranean flavors. So delicious, and perfect for dunking your bread into.

sliced bread on a wooden board next to another wooden board with tomato sauce in a metal pan there is also a small bowl with tomato and basil soup in

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup Recipe

Serves – 4

Prep Time – 10 minutes 

Cook Time – 30 minutes

Total Time – around 45 minutes 

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Creamy Tomato Basil Soup Ingredients

Everything you need to make a delicious Mediterranean style Tomato Basil Soup

Ingredients for tomato basil soup including; two tins of mutti tomato sauce, olive oil, basil, garlic, onions, carrots, celery, spices
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 brown onion - diced
  • 1 large carrot - peeled and diced
  • 2 sticks celery - sliced
  • 4 fresh basil stalks - chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic - finely chopped
  • 28oz can tomato paste (2 x 400g finely chopped tomatoes - we usually use Mutti Polpa)
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • ⅓ cup heavy cream
  • handful of fresh basil leaves
  • pinch sea salt
  • pinch ground black pepper

How To Make Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

You'll really like how simple this soup is to prep and cook

sliced bread on a wooden board next to another wooden board with tomato sauce in a metal pan there is also a small bowl with tomato and basil soup in

Step One - sauté the chopped vegetables

  • Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan.
  • Add in the chopped onions, celery and carrots and fry for 5 minutes.
  • Then stir in the chopped garlic and basil stalks and fry for a couple minutes longer.
large metal mixing bowl with chopped celery, onions and carrots in next to some garlic on a small plate and some basil leaves
large metal mixing bowl with chopped celery, onions and carrots as well as some spices and tomato sauce
large metal mixing bowl with chopped vegetables in and tomato sauce next to some basil leaves

Step Two - add the tomatoes and water

  • Next pour in the tomatoes, add the herbs and spices and mix well.
  • Top up the pan with around a cup of boiling water.
  • Bring the soup to the boil, season with salt and black pepper, and simmer with the lid on for 30 minutes.

Step Three - blend the tomato basil soup with cream

  • Then add the heavy cream and basil leaves, blend the soup (if you want to freeze the soup, take some out before you blend with the cream as creamy soups don't freeze well and become separated when reheated)

Step Four - serve the tomato basil soup

  • Serve the delicious creamy tomato basil soup with your favourite bread or grilled cheese sandwich for dunking.
sliced bread on a wooden board next to another wooden board with tomato sauce in a metal pan there is also a small bowl with tomato and basil soup in

10 Things To Serve With Tomato Basil Soup

  1. Crusty bread with plenty of butter
  2. Breadsticks
  3. Crackerbread
  4. Rye Toast
  5. Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
  6. Potato Chips
  7. Cheese On Toast
  8. Crumpets
  9. Quesadillas
  10. Bruschetta

How To Store And Reheat Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

How To Store - leftover soup can be cooled, and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

Freezing Creamy Soup - do not freeze the soup one you've blended with cream. If you want to freeze the soup, do so before you add the cream. To freeze, cool and store the soup in a freezer safe container in the freezer for up to 3 months. Defrost thoroughly before reheating.

How To Reheat Tomato Basil Soup - put the soup into a saucepan on the hob over a low heat and reheat slowly, stirring often. Serve once it's piping hot and reheated throughout properly.

Recipe Variations And Ingredient Add-Ins 

Add in some more veggies - try adding in chargrilled bell peppers, or roasted sweet potatoes.

Add some soup toppings - when you serve the soup, try adding in some soup toppings - crispy croutons, toasted pine nuts, toasted seeds, red pepper flakes, Parmesan cheese shavings or even some basil pesto swirled into the soup.

Make it vegan - turn this into a vegan soup easily, just swap out the cream and use coconut milk or plant-based cream instead.

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sliced bread on a wooden board next to another wooden board with tomato sauce in a metal pan there is also a small bowl with tomato and basil soup in

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

Yield: Serves 4

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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 brown onion - diced
  • 1 large carrot - peeled and diced
  • 2 sticks celery - sliced
  • 4 basil stalks - chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic - finely chopped
  • 28oz can tomato paste (or 2 x 400g cans finely chopped tomatoes)
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • ⅓ cup heavy cream
  • handful of basil leaves
  • pinch sea salt
  • pinch ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add in the chopped onions, celery and carrots and fry for 5 minutes.
  2. Then stir in the chopped garlic and basil stalks and fry for a couple minutes longer.
  3. Next pour in the tomatoes, add the herbs and spices and mix well.
  4. Top up the pan with around a cup of boiling water.
  5. Bring the soup to the boil, season with salt and black pepper, and simmer with the lid on for 30 minutes.
  6. Then add the heavy cream and basil leaves, blend the soup *see note below
  7. Serve with your favourite grilled cheese sandwich for dunking

Notes

*Blending With Cream - if you want to freeze the soup, take some out before you blend with the cream as creamy soups don't freeze well and become separated when reheated

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 195Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 117mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 5gSugar: 13gProtein: 6g

Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.

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