Homemade Tomato Soup (from scratch!)

By myoung

Ingredients

• 4 cups tomatoes, diced or pureed in the blender (approximately 8 small tomatoes) – I used part of my canned tomatoes and it worked great!
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced or a combination of cloves and garlic powder
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 tsp sea salt or garlic salt
• 1 Tbsp dry basil (or fresh if you have it!)
• dash of pepper
• 2-3 tsp rapadura or other natural sweetener

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from passionatehomemaking.com

Preparation

Step 1

Saute onion and garlic in a little coconut oil till tender and translucent. Add tomatoes and chicken broth and cook over medium heat for approximately 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly before transferring carefully to a blender. Puree until smooth. Return to pot and add the remaining ingredients to your taste. Delightful with a dalop of sour cream on the top!

, wife, mother of three, homemaker, and writer. She is the editor of Passionate Homemaking since its beginning four years ago. She loves inspiring women around the world toward simple, natural, and intentional living for the glory of God.

Thank you for this recipe. I had never cooked before and I decided to learn. This tomato soup was easy to make and my parents were very impressed. It tastes great!

I made it last night with about 2 lbs of fresh/frozen tomatoes that I froze from this year’s bounty. First I put them in boiling water to remove the skins, then cut ‘em up chunky. Bottom line… absolutely delicious! I tweaked the recipe by adding some dry dill weed, dry chili flakes, and finally, I cooked in some half & half cream. I used “Just like Sugar” for the sweetener. THANKS!

Ok, so i just made this recipe for Tomato Soup and i have to say..Hands down it is THE MOST AMAZING thing I have ever had…I did tweek it a bit but Not much..I added My own Home made Garlic Salt, and used some Organic Sugar, Was Absolutely Great with a Grilled Havarti Cheese Sandwich and some Saltine Crackers! I will definitely be referencing to this site again! GUARANTEED!

i’m trying to think of something to make and this recipe really helps me

I have to try this! I just got a bunch of VERY ripe tomatoes and soup is the only way my husband likes them. I can answer the baking soda thing. Baking soda is a base and tomatoes are acid. When you mix the two they cancel each other out. Good sicence project for the kids is to see what happens to milk in water with baking soda, lemon juce and a mix of baking soda and lemon juce in water.

Thanks. I also had several left over tomatos from my garden. This is a great basic tomato soup recipe. You can add almost anything to it to make it your own. I added a few bacon bits and diced a few tomatos to give it texture, and called it a BLT soup (the celery and onions substitute for the lettuce). It was delicious. Thanks again!!

How many does your recipe serve? I want to make just enough for two, maybe a bit more.

I made this soup from your recipe today, using half fresh tomatoes and half frozen. Instead of the cup of water I just added 2 chicken boulion cubes to the tomatoes as they were cooking. I thought the frozen tomatoes would make it too watery. For a little sweetness I used two packets of Stevia, being a diabetic. It turned out absolutely delicious and this was my first time for homemade tomato soup ever!

Not at all. I just puree in the blender.

This was great! I added a carrot, celery stalk, 5 potatoes and a tablespoon of left over pesto to season. Served with grilled cheese on homemade bread:)

Thanks for the recipe! I am getting ready to make it, and the soup sounds delicious. I have a question however, is it true about what the lady is saying on the first post on this page? The part about adding baking soda to the tomatoes? I am going to make this for a long time to come and I would like to know if this is true? I am not a chef just a college student who loves to cook at home. Thank you for your time in advance,

”It is delicious with a swirl of cream added at the end as well (though you are supposed to add some baking soda in with the tomatoes so that it won’t curdle the cream).”

-I just ate some and it was delicious. I added some red pepper flakes, because I’ve used that with tomato soup in the past. Yummy, healthy, and fast…love it!

Great recipe! I’ve made it twice this week! I add a little soy milk to each bowl (because I can’t have dairy while I’m breastfeeding since the little one is allergic). Delicious!

I made this last week, and it was fantastic! I used one large can of crushed tomatoes and added some half & half at the end. Served with grilled cheese, it is a perfect lunch for my husband and I (and I don’t normally like tomato soup)! Thanks for the recipe!

I am another who always disliked canned tomato soup, but I think you all have just inspired me to make tomato soup for the first time since childhood, with cream, crusty no-knead bread and a fall salad. Perfect for a simple Sunday meal after church since it can all be made on Saturday.

Yummy! I made homemade tomato soup for the first time not long ago also. I used a little milk in mine, you could use cream too. I didn’t put any sweetner in mine, but I bet that makes it taste really good. I may have to add some next time (I froze a bunch).

When I was in college, a friend used to bring bags of tomatoes from her family’s farm, so that I could make soups & tomato sauces for friends in the dorm.

We love adding a dollop of yogurt, instead of sour cream. Thanks for this yummy-sounding recipe!

Yum! Like DeAnna, growing up I hated tomato soup (which always came from a can) but since I got older, I found that I love homemade tomato soup! I make something very similar, but add a bit of cream at the end to make a tomato basil bisque. It is a fast and easy favorite!

If you have leftover or dried-out bread, also try a Pappa al Pomodoro . . . it’s a great way to use up bread (frugal!) and makes a nice thick soup.

When I lived in Moscow, we were often forced to make things from scratch. We used our paperback Better Homes and Gardens to make lots of things (using many substitutions). Tomato soup was one of those. We didn’t even have a blender or food processor, but the tomatoes cooked down so well, that we almost couldn’t tell. That definitely was the best tomato soup I’ve ever had. The next time God blesses me with more than a handful of good tomatoes, I will definitely have to try this recipe.

Yummy!!! I was never a fan of tomato soup — the canned kind, but I LOVE homemade tomato soup. At a little cafe here in town, they make this delicious homemade tomato dill soup, I really need to try to make it at home. Yours looks delicious!

Yum, I LOVE homemade tomato soup. It is delicious with a swirl of cream added at the end as well (though you are supposed to add some baking soda in with the tomatoes so that it won’t curdle the cream).