comment icon 475 more comments And hallo, tomato soup. Yes, it’s soup season, although, let’s be honest – I would not be sad if I ended up eating this for 12 out of 12 months of the year. This homemade tomato soup could love me all year long. I based this recipe off of the cream of tomato soup recipe in The New Classics cookbook (affiliate link) by Saveur and yes I’ve essentially read this cookbook cover to cover. Reading a cookbook like this cover to cover essentially means cooking it cover to cover, which is possibly the best thing that ever did happen to me.
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Why You’Ll Love This Simple Homemade Tomato Soup
Can I blow your mind for a second? This homemade tomato soup starts with bacon. B-a-c-o-n. Tomato soup // bacon // it just works. These are the delicious ways in which Saveur inspires. Does it absolutely NEED the bacon? Yes! Just kidding, you could skip it if you have to. But it adds such a subtle smokiness and richness that you didn’t even know you were missing from tomato soup until now. That secret little depth that will have you saying “why is this so good?!” over and over in between cheesy bread dunks. The velvety texture that you get from the blending and the drizzle of cream also just cannot be beat. And it really is so easy to bring together this beautiful little bowl of comfort which is always an absolute win in any book. Yay simplicity! Yay deep, deep deliciousness.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Here’s what else we’re working with:
Some fresh veggies and aromatics like carrots, onion, and garlic. Yummy herbs like thyme and bay leaf. Lots of tomato goodness thanks to a delicious can of (HAND-CRUSHED) San Marzano. Cream. Because, of course.
Ohhhmygosh, the smells that will happen. I am having a hard time imagining anything more comforting than being in my kitchen experiencing the simmer-smells of this simple homemade tomato soup in progress.
Let’s Make Something Delicious
Start this soup by crisping up some bacon in a large pot or, even better, a Dutch oven. Once things are looking crispy, toss in your cut-up veggies. Give things a little stir to coat everything in the bacon grease. Plop in some tomato paste with a little bit of flour and watch things start to carmelize. Okay, gosh. This soup, folks! We’re not even done and it’s so good! Pour your can of San Marzano tomatoes in along with some dried spices and broth and just let the soup simmer. The high maintenance, if you can even call it that, part of the soup is done. To finish, give your soup a quick blitz in the blender to puree it (or use an immersion blender, if you have one), splash in some cream and a lil’ salt and pepp treatment and boom. That’s all! An incredibly easy and delicious soup in an hour.
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What To Serve With This Tomato Soup
I am going to have to ask you —> please make some extremely cheesy Parmesan garlic bread (recipe coming soon!) or grilled cheese or grilled sourdough bread or something, because what is tomato soup without the cheesy bread for dunking? But with that being said, ultimately what is going to warm you to your toes and make you feel like a long nap on the couch is this simple homemade tomato soup. WITH BACON, remember. With bacon. And if absolutely necessary to round things out a bit, here are a few green things to join the party as well:
Simple Green Salad (SOS simple and seriously delicious) Brussels and Kale Caesar with Cheesy Croutons (those croutons are basically a salad topper and soup dipper in one) Toasted Bread and Parmesan Kale Salad (simple, zippy, cheesy, YUM) Bacon and Brussels Sprout Salad (MORE BACON!)
Alright! Today is your day to make simple homemade tomato soup. I can just feeeeeeel it. It’s smoky, a little bit sweet, and just as creamy or not-creamy as you want it to be. It’s simple – ready in just under an hour, with MOST of that time being the part where you just gaze lovingly at the pot of simmering tomatoes and let the smells of carrots and onions and garlic and bacon wrap you up in their loveliness. Cheers to your relaxing, comforting, hug-in-a-bowl tomato soup day!
Try Our Other Soup Recipes
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