I found a version of this Healthy Creamy Tomato Soup in Cooking Light Magazine roughly a thousand years ago. I was still in college and didn’t really know how to cook. I knew I liked reading Cooking Light, and a couple of other cooking publications, but I didn’t really know what to do with that.
Every year, when the winter comes, I get sortof depressive. Christmas is over and there’s very little light, so the SAD really sets in. At these times, comfort food abounds in my kitchen. It’s also a time when nothing sounds better than a bowl of soup. This Healthy Creamy Tomato Soup is the perfect comfort soup. Comfort food often comes with some health sacrifices. Luckily, this one has some secret ingredients that make it amazingly tasty and comforting, while still being wonderfully healthy. Plus, Lycopene…. Score!
I can’t even describe how much I love Creamy Tomato Soup. I love it with bread, I love it with grilled cheese, and I love it on it’s own on a rainy afternoon. I actually tend to love it so much that I used to make double batches of it every year. But I recently realized that I often throw one or two bowls away because they get shoved to the back of the freezer and forgotten. So nowadays, tend to make it twice. Luckily it’s easy.
So, I’ll welcome the cold weather and short days with a nice hot bowl of my favorite soup. This one is definitely a favorite for me. Hopefully, it will make the list of your favorites too!
- 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
- 2½ lbs. Ripe Tomatoes (about 6 Large) OR 2 28 Oz. Cans Chopped Tomatoes
- 1½ C. Chopped Onion
- 3 Garlic Cloves (minced)
- 2 C. Homemade Chicken or Turkey Stock
- ½ tsp. Salt
- ¼ tsp. Black Pepper
- 4 Oz. Neufantel Cheese (1/3 fat-cream-cheese)
- ¾ C. Coarsely Chopped Basil
- If using fresh Tomatoes, preheat Broiler.
- Halve Tomatoes and place, cut side down, on foil-lined baking sheet.
- Broil 5 minutes or until skins start to blacken.
- Remove skins.
- Heat Olive Oil in large sauce pan over medium-high heat.
- Saute Onion 3 minutes.
- Stir in Tomatoes; cook 2 minutes.
- Add Stock, Salt, and Pepper; Bring to a boil.
- Blend with an immersion blender until smooth.
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