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    Home » In the kitchen » Homemade Tomato Soup

    Homemade Tomato Soup

    Published: Nov 22, 2016 · Modified: Apr 19, 2019 by Laura · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Homemade tomato soup - the ultimate in pre-holiday comfort food. Quick, easy and so satisfying. Perfect for lunch served with grilled cheese! 

    Homemade tomato soup - the ultimate in pre-holiday comfort food. Quick, easy and so satisfying. Perfect for lunch served with grilled cheese! | thekiwicountrygirl.com

    Can somebody please explain to me how on EARTH it is December next week?! Seriously. Slow doooooown!! But actually don't, because I am counting down the sleeps until I can decorate and enter the magic time that is full blown Christmas mania and results in our house becoming Santa's grotto and me eating, breathing and sleeping gingerbread, pine cones and sugar plum fairies for an entire month. The excitement is almost unbearable! Can I listen to Christmas carols yet?

    So before this craziness completely takes over, and because it also feels like we are coming into winter instead of summer, let's have one last non-Christmas related quick & easy recipe to rescue you for those days when you are surrounded by tinsel and cinnamon and can't stand it anymore....by the way this is never me, I'm just thinking about you guys. Enter epic, super comforting homemade tomato soup. Easy, delicious and healthy enough that it counteracts the inevitable 25 day sugar hit.

    I got the inspiration for this soup from Stephanie at Girl Versus Dough. She used fire roasted tomatoes in her tomato soup which sound delicious but are not something we have in our NZ supermarkets! So I used regular old tinned tomatoes and added smoked paprika and a little pinch of chili powder to make up for it.

    It is so simple to make this homemade tomato soup. Cook up the onions, garlic and butter, add the tomato paste and cook for a couple more minutes and then add all of the other ingredients and simmer away for about 30 minutes before removing the herbs, adding a splash of cream and whizzing up using a stick mixer.

    Homemade tomato soup - the ultimate in pre-holiday comfort food. Quick, easy and so satisfying. Perfect for lunch served with grilled cheese! | thekiwicountrygirl.com

    It's the perfect lunch and is amazing served with bread or crackers but highly recommended - grilled cheese!

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    Homemade tomato soup - the ultimate in pre-holiday comfort food. Quick, easy and so satisfying. Perfect for lunch served with grilled cheese! | thekiwicountrygirl.com

    Homemade Tomato Soup

    Homemade tomato soup - the ultimate in pre-holiday comfort food. Quick, easy and so satisfying. Perfect for lunch served with grilled cheese!
    5 from 6 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes
    Servings: 6 servings
    Author: Laura

    Ingredients

    • 2 tablespoon butter
    • 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
    • ½ onion diced
    • 2 tablespoon tomato paste
    • 2 tins chopped tomatoes 410g
    • 4 cups vegetable stock 1L
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
    • ½ teaspoon more to taste chili powder
    • 2 bay leaves
    • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
    • ½ cup cream
    • Salt & pepper

    Instructions

    • Add butter, garlic and onion to a large pot and cook for 5 minutes or until onion is cooked. Add tomato paste and cook for a further 2 minutes.
    • Add tomatoes, vegetable stock, sugar, smoked paprika, chili powder, bay leaf and thyme to the pot and stir to combine. Bring to the boil and then turn down the heat and simmer for about 30 minutes, uncovered until the soup starts to thicken slightly.
    • Remove from the heat, remove bay leaves and thyme and stir in the cream.
    • Using a stick mixer, or transfer to a blender and whizz up until the soup is smooth.
    • Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve immediately (with grilled cheese!)
    • Soup will freeze well or refrigerate for 5 days.
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    1. Maria says

      February 01, 2021 at 3:45 pm

      Hello Laura, do you have a recipe for tomato soup using fresh tomatoes? Thanks

      Reply
      • Laura says

        March 08, 2021 at 2:54 pm

        Hi Maria, my mother in law has one actually - I will track it down and share it!

        Reply
    2. Ej Dell says

      May 04, 2020 at 6:41 pm

      5 stars
      My family and I love this recipe super easy to make and with your focaccia bread it makes a simple dinner flash. (:

      Reply
    3. Vicki @ Boiled Eggs & Soldiers says

      November 30, 2016 at 1:50 am

      This just sounds yummy. I know it really is a 25 day sugar fest - my kids finish school tomorrow and it's been candy canes non stop for weeks already!!

      Reply
      • Laura says

        December 07, 2016 at 6:52 am

        Haha hope you've got lots planned for them over the holidays! How lucky are we that the Christmas break is in summer!

        Reply

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