Delicious Tomato Basil Soup Recipe In A Bread Bowl
This Tomato Basil Soup recipe and very creamy and tasty. Your guests will love the soup presentation in a bread bowl.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large red onion chopped
- 1 ½ tsp minced garlic
- 1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
- 2 15 oz cans of chicken broth
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 bunch fresh basil washed and torn into small pieces
- 4 bread bowls
Instructions
Tomato Basil Soup
- Pour olive oil into a large pot heating until hot on medium heat. Add your onions and cook until soft about 5 minutes. Toss in the minced garlic and continue to cook while seasoning with salt and pepper stirring occasionally.
- Add can of crushed tomatoes and chicken broth. Bring it to a boil then allow to simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Next transfer your soup into a food processor blending until smooth.
- Return pureed soup back to pot, again on medium heat. Lower the heat and allow to simmer while adding the heavy cream stirring to incorporate the two together.
- Add about ½ of the chopped basil. Let this sit and simmer for another 15 minutes or longer if you prefer a thicker soup
Bread bowls
- Using a sharp knife, cut a circle into the top of each loaf, leaving a 1-inch border all around.
- Remove the bread top, then hollow out the middle with a fork or your fingers, leaving a thick bread shell.
- Scoop the soup into each bread bowl and garnish each with remaining basil.
Nutrition
Calories: 496kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 12gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 1361mgPotassium: 727mgFiber: 5gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 1412IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 134mgIron: 14mg
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