Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, creamy tomato basil soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Creamy Tomato Basil Soup is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

In a large saucepan, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add the tomatoes, broth, water and pepper. Rich and Creamy Tomato Basil Soup Rich and Creamy Tomato Basil Soup.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have creamy tomato basil soup using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Tomato Basil Soup:

1. Make ready 2 tbs butter
2. Get 1 tsp olive oil
3. Get 1 medium onion - chopped
4. Get 3 cloves garlic - crushed
5. Prepare 2 (14.5 oz) cans whole tomatoes - drained
6. Make ready 6 cups tomato juice
7. Prepare 4-6 tbs granulated sugar
8. Take 2 tsp chicken soup base (or 2 cubes bullion)
9. Make ready 1/4 tsp black pepper
10. Take to taste sea salt
11. Prepare 1 cup evaporated milk
12. Take 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
13. Make ready Optional garnishes (per bowl)
14. Take 1 tsp chiffonade of fresh basil
15. Get 1 tsp chopped fresh parsley
16. Prepare 3-4 seasoned croutons
17. Get 2 tsp shredded mozzarella or parmesan
18. Make ready couple dashes Tabasco sauce
19. Take drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
20. Get pinch cayenne powder or smoked paprika

Tomato soup is such a classic soup and something everyone enjoys. If you have been buying store bought soup, you have to give this Creamy Tomato Basil Soup Recipe a try. It is so easy to make and tastes so much better than anything you can buy at the store. This creamy tomato - basil soup hits the spot, especially with a side of extra-gooey grilled cheese.

Steps to make Creamy Tomato Basil Soup:

1. Melt butter with olive oil in a 3 to 4 quart stock pot over medium heat. Add onions and garlic. Sautee until onions are translucent. About 5 - 7 minutes.
2. Transfer onion and garlic to blender. Add drained cans of whole tomatoes. Cover and pulse until you have a coarse puree. Note: You may want to vent the lid slightly so steam doesn't pop the lid off.
3. Transfer puree back to stockpot over medium high heat. Add tomato juice, soup base and 3 tbs of the sugar. Taste and add up to 1 more tbs sugar at this time. Note: The sugar is used to help cut the acidity of the tomatoes. The acidity of tomatoes can vary from batch to batch so always start low when adding the sugar.
4. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered for 20 - 25 minutes to reduce slightly (about the consistency of a thin gravy). Taste soup after it has reduced. Add pepper, salt to taste, and up to 2 tbs more sugar as needed/desired (I normally use the full 6 tbs).
5. Reduce heat to low. Once soup has stopped bubbling stir in evaporated milk until well incorporated. Then stir in chopped basil. Cover and let sit about 5 minutes for flavors to blend.
6. Dish up and garnish with any combination of suggested garnishes above.
7. Alternate version: For a smoother consistency, before adding evaporated milk carefully run soup through a fine mesh sieve to remove all the solids. Return to pot, then add evaporated milk and basil as in step 5.

Asheley's totally in charge of the grilled cheese. I get yelled at for using too much butter (like there is such a thing as too much butter). Simple to prepare, delicious tomato basil soup. Great for an easy lunch served with bread or cheese on toast! This creamy tomato basil soup with parmesan cheese recipe is the best tomato soup I have ever had.

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