Three-Tomato Soup
Here's a quick and tasty tomato soup using ingredients you already have in your pantry. Serve with a grilled cheese sandwich and you've got a great lunch or dinner. So good!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup onion chopped
- ¼ cup celery chopped
- 1 leek white and green parts only, chopped
- 3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth*
- ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes chopped
- 3 14-oz cans diced tomatoes with juice
- 1 8-oz can tomato sauce
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Add onions, celery and leek. Sauté until soft, about 8 minutes.
- Add chicken broth, sun-dried tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and thyme.
- Bring to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
- Remove thyme stems; discard.
- Purée soup in batches in a blender or use an immersion blender on low speed until desire texture is achieved.
- Return to pan and stir in milk, vinegar and pepper.
- Cook until heated through, about 6-10 minutes.
Notes
*This soup can be made vegetarian by substituting the chicken stock with vegetarian stock.
