My weeknight dinner efforts are fair at best. Everybody is worn out by the time we make it home and roll through the door. We have many cereal and scrambled eggs nights (much to TheRoomDad’s frustration). One weeknight dinner I can handle is tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. I usually have all of the ingredients on hand even if I have not been to the grocery store, and it takes minimal effort and time to prepare. We ate tomato soup twice last week with toasted sandwiches in the panini maker.
Ingredients
2 T. olive oil
1 yellow onion, diced
2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
salt and pepper to taste
4 c. canned, diced tomatoes
1 T. fresh basil leaves, minced (or 1 t. dried)
1-2 c. chicken stock
Directions
Heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion and carrot. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until the onion begins to soften (~5 minutes).
Add the diced tomatoes and basil. Simmer about 10 minutes.
Add 1 c. of chicken stock. Return to a simmer. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
Using an immersion blender (or regular blender), puree carefully until smooth.
Taste and add salt and pepper if desired. Reheat if needed before serving.
Notes
If you do not have whole carrots, dice a handful of pre-cut carrots sticks if you have a bag of the snack carrots in your refrigerator.
You can replace the basil with thyme.
We like the soup with grilled cheese strips and/or Goldfish.
I am an educator. I am a little crafty; I like to make cupcakes, and I love projects. As my husband will tell you, these interests can quickly grow out of control when working on teacher gifts and class activities.
I just made tomato soup today! No carrots, but found a recipe the Barefoot Contessa used with carrots. I opted for the tomato juice and canned tomato from our culinary class.
I like the carrots. They add a little sweetness. I do have to be careful I don't add too much carrot because it will lose some of its good tomato soup flavor!
I would have never thought carrots for tomato soup. I add them to my minestrone. I must expand my soup horizons.
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I just made tomato soup today! No carrots, but found a recipe the Barefoot Contessa used with carrots. I opted for the tomato juice and canned tomato from our culinary class.
I like the carrots. They add a little sweetness. I do have to be careful I don't add too much carrot because it will lose some of its good tomato soup flavor!
I would have never thought carrots for tomato soup. I add them to my minestrone. I must expand my soup horizons.