Cream of Tomato & Basil Soup is so delicious and far better than tinned soup!
I came up with my Cream of Tomato & Basil Soup after my husband had a yearning for a tin of Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup but the cupboard was bare.
Within 20 or so minutes we were eating my home-made version and as nice as Heinz is you can’t beat freshly made soup for taste and nutrients.
Unlike the Heinz version I added carrot, garlic and basil to my soup to give it greater depth of flavour. Hubby’s verdict was that my soup was delicious and I had to agree!
What’s your favourite tinned soup and have you ever tried re-creating it?
I do hope you try my Cream of Tomato & Basil Soup and let me know what you think in the comments below if you do! Better still share your creations with me on social media tagging @FabFood4All.
More Tomato Soup Recipes
- 5 Minute Vegan Tomato Soup – spicy & creamy
- Tomato, Carrot & Dill Soup
- Roasted Tomato & Garlic Soup with Basil
- Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and C Soup
- Easy Carrot & Tomato Soup
- Chunky Gazpacho
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Cream of Tomato & Basil Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- large knob of butter
- 1 medium onion finely diced
- 1 carrot finely diced
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 400 g tin Italian chopped tomatoes
- 350 mls vegetable stock
- 75 mls single cream
- ½ tsp dried basil
- Salt & Pepper
- extra cream to swirl
- extra basil to garnish
Instructions
- Heat the oil and butter in a large pan over a medium heat.
- Add the onion, carrot and garlic and sweat under a lid stirring occasionally until softened (about 10 minutes)
- Add the tinned tomatoes, stock, basil, cream and seasoning.
- Heat through on a low heat for a few minutes.
- Take off the heat and blend with a stick blender.
- Serve with a swirl of cream and a pinch of dried basil.
nolene oneill
This is my husbands absolute fav
helen booth
Sounds lovely 🙂 Will have to give it a go!
yolanda davis
looks amazing; i cant wait to try it.
Camilla
Thanks:-)
Clare Webb
I love a bit of tomato soup, especially in this cold drab weather. Even got my eldest hooked, she loves it with half a loaf of bread!
Camilla
It’s true comfort food isn’t it:)
christy beckett
My family love tomato soup, I shall try adding some basil as its one of my favorite herbs x
Laura Wilce
Gorgeous! I do love tomato soup, so this is going on the list of easy and healthy things to try this month!
Camilla
Fab:-)
Herbert Appleby
mmmmm delish!! food art.
Camilla
How nice, I always say cooking is so great as it’s the culmination of art and science:-)
Jacqueline Meldrum
Slurp! It looks good Camilla!
Camilla
Thanks Jacs:-)
Anne Wallwin
lovely!
Tracy Nixon
This sounds lovely – tomato soup is my favourite – though I may omit the basil and add more fresh ground black pepper!
Camilla
OK as it’s you:-)