Today, it is 3°F outside, which makes it undoubtedly soup weather at our house. Tomato soup was one of my favorite soups before switching to a real food diet. Now, I don’t think I could eat the canned stuff if I tried, but this homemade version is wonderful.
How to Make Tomato Soup (From Fresh Tomatoes!)
This recipe is so quick to make, and we’ve often added pieces of chopped leftover chicken for a really fast meal. This recipe is grain free and dairy free, but tomatoes are nightshades, so this recipe might not be the best for those struggling with autoimmune issues.
No Time to Make From Scratch?
It takes less than 30 minutes to make this soup, but life is busy and sometimes I don’t even have that. Kettle & Fire, my favorite broth-makers, also has an amazing ready-made tomato soup that I make sure to keep in the pantry for busy nights. The taste and nutrition is as good as homemade!
Simple Tomato Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- ¼ cup coconut oil or butter
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 28 ounces canned diced tomatoes or 6 fresh tomatoes
- ½ cup fresh basil minced or 3 TBSP dried basil
- 2 cups bone broth or make your own
- 1 cup coconut milk or make your own
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Place diced onion in a large pan with the butter or coconut oil.
- Saute over medium heat until the onions are soft and translucent.
- Add the minced garlic and tomatoes and saute an additional 2 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the pan and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for at least 5 minutes. For richer flavors, you can simmer for up to 30 minutes.
- If desired, use an immersion blender to carefully blend in the pot until smooth.
- Garnish with chopped basil and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
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Can I use beef or chicken broth instead of bone broth?
Those are both bone broth…but yes, you can use either one 😉
Made this for dinner last night. It was FANTASTIC. When I packed a bowl for left over lunch I through in some frozen (already cooked quinoa). Seriously LOVING my lunch today:)
I just whipped up a double batch of this because the recipe looked so simple and I thought it would be great for having as lunch through the week. OH MY! This is the best tomato soup I’ve ever had – and I love tomato soup! Thanks for such a great, simple recipe. I’ll definitely be whipping this one up again. 🙂
This is much like my tomato soup recipe and tomato soup is one of my favorites. I add milk or cream to mine. Yum.
Mmm, Katie this looks so good! I bought an immersion blender specifically for this recipe. Also: your mention of soup weather made me think of this short article below. Please just glance at it, it is so funny (like, pee-in-your-pants funny):
https://www.theonion.com/perfect-soup-weather-coming-1819572263
Looks yummy! But the link to your tomato paste leads to the coconut oil instead. Please fix it so I can see which tomato paste you use. Thanks!
Sorry… it is on their site too though under Food>Tomato Products
I know, it did for me too, but they DO carry tomato products: keep looking on their website for organic foods, you’ll find it.
Thanks!
I love tomato soup. For me a pinch of Garam Masala makes it extra rich tasting. Thanks for the recipe
Would canned coconut milk work?
Yes
Ohhhh girlfriend… making this this week! Love finding recipes I already have all the ingredients for!
Oh my goodness, you’re right! This IS simple! So yummy looking too, perfect for this cold weather. (it’s even cold down here in Miami!! at least by our standards 🙂 )