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Homemade Tomato Soup in a bowl with cream and croutons

Creamy Homemade Tomato Soup Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 6
Soup
American
Keyword Best Tomato Soup, Easy Tomato Soup, Homemade Tomato Soup, Soup from Canned Tomatoes, Tomato Soup Recipe

Ingredients
 
 

  • 4 tbsp butter
  • ½ cup diced onion
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups milk preferably whole
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • 3 ½ cups canned diced tomatoes include the juice
  • 2 tsp granulated sugar
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat the butter in a large dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and 1/2 tsp kosher salt. Cook until softened and translucent (not browned), about 6 minutes.
  • Stir in the flour and cook one minute, stirring constantly, then gradually whisk in milk.
  • Add baking soda, tomatoes, sugar and 1 tsp more salt. Simmer 10 minutes, then blend with an immersion or regular blender (see note below).
  • Add more salt by pinches, tasting as you go until soup tastes vibrant and well-seasoned (see note below).

Notes

On seasoning to taste, I use about 2 tsp kosher salt, but it really depends if the butter and tomatoes had salt.
To blend the soup in a regular blender, you must work in small batches as hot liquids will come shooting out if you overfill. Do a few ladlefuls at a time, pour the pureed soup into another pot, and continue until all the soup is pureed. 

Nutrition

Calories: 174kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 386mgPotassium: 152mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 1014IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 161mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Best Tomato Soup, Easy Tomato Soup, Homemade Tomato Soup, Soup from Canned Tomatoes, Tomato Soup Recipe