Monday, December 13, 2010

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

Posted by spoonful / 1 comment » / crockpot, dinner, lunch, made up recipe, soup

Does anything say “perfect winter comfort food” like a bowl of tomato soup & a grilled cheese sandwich? I adapted a recipe from Rachael Ray. You can view her recipe by clicking the link. I’m sure its fabulous but mine is great too ;)

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Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion sliced
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
32 oz vegetable stock
28 oz crushed tomatoes
15 oz tomato sauce (plain from the can)
3 bay leaves
5 basil leaves
1 tsp thyme
1 tablespoon italian seasoning
1/2 tsp chili pepper
1/3 cup half and half (I used1/2 fat free & 1/2 reg -turned out great!)

Directions:

1. In a medium skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook about 5 minutes.
2. Transfer onions & garlic to slow cooker, add broth, tomatoes, sauce, & all of the seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 5 hours.
3. When finished cooking add half and half and set slow cooker to warm (or low) setting for 30 minutes.
4. Garnish with basil and serve with grilled cheese (optional).
The SC thought it was foolish of me to use the slow cooker, and you probably don't have to; you could easily make this much faster on the stove. However, I find the slow cooker really enriches the flavor.
The grilled cheese was perfect thanks to Panera's tomato basil bread!

{adapted from Rachael Ray}

Posted by spoonful on December 13, 2010
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One Response to “Creamy Tomato Basil Soup”

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    Rachel — December 14, 2010 @ 11:04 pm

    I think I've made this Rachael Ray Recipe before…yum! I love a good tomato soup.

    To answer your question on my blog, I typically don't halve recipes. Maybe about 1/4 of the time I'll reduce it, but I usually make a lot so we have leftovers. We rarely eat leftovers for dinner, but since I teach and can't go out to lunch, I love bringing left overs for lunch. J can go out to eat, but he will bring leftovers if we have them to save money. Hope that answers your question!

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