Recently, I had a great experience with home made croutons and canned tomato soup. I figured that home made soup would have to be better than the canned version which is loaded with salt, sugar, and whatever else they put in that stuff. So, off to my cookbooks I went and this is what I found. I was surprised to see it called for a lot of veggies. This could only be delicious.
Peel one medium carrot, finely chop two stalks of celery, several garlic cloves, and one onion. Start softening them together with some oil in a nice large pot. Avoid adding salt at this point. Add lots of pepper if that is your thing.
I used my mini food processor for this.
The recipe called for two cups of chicken stock. I used these packets plus two cups of water.
Once your veggies are soft and flavourful, start adding in the liquids. One can of tomato sauce. Organic because why not.
One can of whole tomatoes and juice.
Several ripe tomatoes, quartered.
It looks like a chunky soup right now. Let is cook the tomatoes and heat everything through.Test for seasoning at this point. Canned tomatoes, tomato sauces and the chicken stock will all have salt. Be sure not to add salt until after these are all added. Plus, I like croutons and cheese on my soup which also add salt so go easy.
Using a blender or a hand blender, completely blend the soup until it is creamy and smooth.
Top with garlic croutons and shredded Parmesan cheese.
This soup is much healthier for you than the canned version. You can completely control the salt, fat, and spices to suit you. Also, you can feed a crowd with this recipe. Don't be scared to make soup from scratch, it is totally worth it!
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