Easy Homemade Tomato Soup (a lot like Panera's!)
An easy tomato soup that comes together fast on a cold evening.
Ingredients
- 2 TBSP olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 2 28-oz cans of crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup chicken stock (or vegetable stock)
- 1 TBSP sugar
- ¼ cup half & half or heavy cream
- 1 tsp dried basil
- ¼ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- ⅓ cup paremesan cheese
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a stock pot or dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Add onion and cook, stirring as needed, until translucent.
- Add tomatoes (do not drain), stock, and sugar. Bring to a low simmer. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.
- Add the half & half, basil, oregano, red pepper flakes and salt/pepper.
- Using an immersion blender, puree soup until smooth. You can also place into a regular blender, being careful since soup will be very hot.
- Stir in parmesan cheese and serve topped with buttery croutons.