Chalet Girls Chunky Tomato And Basil Soup Recipes

CHUNKY TOMATO-BASIL SOUP

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion and carrots; cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes or until softened. Add flour; cook and stir until moistened. Gradually add half-and-half, cooking and stirring about 2 minutes or until smooth.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover; cook over medium heat about 15 minutes, stirring frequently, just until mixture comes to a boil.
• If desired, top with additional chopped fresh basil leaves.

MAMU'S CHUNKY TOMATO BASIL BISQUE SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the veggies in butter and olive oil combo until softened. Add tomato ingredients and spices. Simmer for 3 to 6 hours. Adjust thickness with more chicken broth or tomatoes.
• About 5-10 minutes before serving, add the cream and cream cheese.

CHUNKY TOMATO BASIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, sauté the onion in the olive oil over medium heat until browned, about 10 to 12 minutes
• Add the garlic and sauté another 3 minutes
• While onion and garlic are sautéing, open your canned tomatoes and dice the whole tomatoes.
• Add the diced tomatoes and juices/tomato puree to the pot with the sauteed onion and garlic.
• Add the vegetable stock, chopped basil and butter. Stir until butter is melted and incorporated.
• Add the baking soda. This will cause the soup to bubble up quite a bit, so make sure your pot is big enough to hold a little momentary soup fizz. The bubbles/fizz will die down after a few seconds of stirring.
• Bring pot to a full boil then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 45 minutes.
• Optional: You can blend part or all of this soup for a smoother consistency, though I like it chunky.
• Serve with grated parmesan on top. Seriously. It's the bomb!

CHUNKY TOMATO-BASIL BISQUE

Steps:

• In large saucepan, saute the celery, onion and red pepper in butter for 5 minutes or until tender.
• Add tomatoes and tomato paste; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 40 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Stir in basil, sugar, salt and pepper; cool slightly.
• Transfer half of soup mixture to a blender.
• While processing, gradually add cream; process until pureed.
• Return to pan; heat through but do not boil.

CHUNKY TOMATO BASIL SOUP

Steps:

• 1. In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, add oil and saute onion, celery, and carrots until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook another minute.
• 2. Add the diced tomatoes, dried basil, and chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• 3. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes or until vegetables are soft.
• 4. Ladle into bowls and garnish with fresh julienned basil. Serve hot.