On Easter Sunday, after church, my handsome nephew Jed treated my sister Joanne and me to lunch at Carrabbas's, one of our favorite eateries. Joanne and Jed both had pasta dishes, but I had my usual, Chicken Marsala with garlic mashed potatoes. Before our main courses, Jed and I had salads and Joanne had a bowl of scrumptious looking tomato soup. So ever since then, I've had tomato soup on my mind. This morning, I decided I would make a pot.
After you've had real, homemade tomato soup, the canned stuff loses its appeal. And the real stuff is not a lot more complicated than opening a can. Here's my recipe. Try it and see.
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Susan's Cream of Tomato Soup
- 4 Tbsp butter or margarine
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 4 Tbsp flour
- 2 (28 oz.) cans crushed tomatoes
- 4 cups chicken broth or water
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 2 cups half and half
- Salt and pepper to taste
In large pot, melt butter. Add diced onion. Stir and cook over low heat for 3-5 minutes, till onion is soft.
Add flour and cook 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add tomatoes, broth or water, basil, and sugar. Cover and cook on low heat for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add salt, pepper, and half and half. Cover and continue cooking on low for about 5 minutes.
**Makes 10-12 servings. Recipe can easily be halved for less soup. I made the full recipe this morning as I plan to give some away.
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On 04/09/2015, Barbara Anne said ...
How nice of Jesse to treat you ladies to Easter dinner at Carrabbas. Yum!
This recipe looks delicious and I can just imagine how wonderful your home smells since you made a pot of this soup today. Bliss! Thank you for the recipe.
I hope you're feeling good, have plenty of spoons to put to use as you choose to. Of course, it takes no spoons at all to sit on the porch and enjoy spring before the pollen starts playing havoc with sinuses. We had a huge storm last night with house rattling deafening thunder. Don't you love springtime in the South?
Hugs!
On 04/10/2015, Stephani in N. TX said ...
I have been making tomato soup from "scratch" for years, and I agree it knocks canned soup off the shelf. Love it. Glad you felt good enough to do that much cooking, and guess what, when you have a pot full, it lasts and lasts. Enjoy. Enjoy your springtime weather. Here in N. TX, the pollen has already exploded for those with allergies, but there just is no season like Spring.
On 04/10/2015, Joanne said ...
Thanks for my soup-on-the-back-porch! It is souper delicious!
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