Simple Homemade Tomato Soup
Simple Homemade Tomato Soup with carrots, onions, garlic, tomatoes, broth, and bacon for deliciously rich flavor. It's super easy to make and is bound to be your next cold weather favorite!
Foto: Pinch of Yum — Lindsay Ostrom
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon, cut into small pieces
- 2 carrots, chopped
- half of a yellow onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 4 cups chicken broth (more to thin out the soup at the end as needed)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- one 28-ounce can whole San Marzano tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons cream (optional – to add at the end as desired)
- kosher salt to taste (I like 1-2 teaspoons)
Steps
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Fry the bacon in a large soup pot over medium low heat until bacon starts to get crispy and browned, about 5-8 minutes.
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Add the carrots, onion, and garlic to the bacon in the pan; sauté for 5-10 minutes until the vegetables are very aromatic and tender.
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Add the tomato paste – stir for a few minutes until you can see/smell the tomato paste starting to brown and caramelize. Add the flour and stir for a minute or so.
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Pour the tomatoes and their juice into a bowl and crush them with your hands.
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Add the crushed tomatoes, broth, thyme, and bay leaf to the soup pot. Simmer for 30 minutes. Puree in batches and return to the pot. Add cream if you want. Season with salt.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (17% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| bacon | 4 slices | - | - |
| carrots | 2 | - | - |
| half of a yellow onion | - | - | - |
| garlic | 4 cloves | - | - |
| tomato paste | 0.5 tablespoons | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 600 |
| flour | 1 tablespoon | - | - |
| chicken broth | 4 cups | - | - |
| dried thyme | 0.5 teaspoon | - | - |
| bay leaf | 1 | Rp 25.000/kg | Rp 2.500 |
| one 28-ounce can whole San Marzano tomatoes | - | - | - |
| cream | 2 tablespoons | - | - |
| kosher salt to taste | - | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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