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When I was younger and starting life independent of my parents I had to eat cheap. Canned soup and grilled cheese sandwiches become a necessary meal for about 5 out of the 7 days of the week.
And tomato soup was my absolute fave! There’s just something about taking that hot grilled cheese sandwich, that’s oozing melted cheese, and dipping it into a big bowl of delicious tomato soup. Know what I mean? Of course you do.
As much as I loved the convenience of opening up a can of soup and nuking it for a minute you just can’t beat the taste of homemade.
Because I didn’t have any garden tomatoes for this creamy tomato soup recipe I used canned. But come summer time, when my homegrown tomatoes are ready, those are definitely what I will use.
I did leave the tomatoes diced because (1) sometimes I like the added texture and (2) I don’t have an …hint, hint, oh husband of mine
Ingredients
- 1 (14.5oz) petite diced can tomatoes
- ½ onion, chopped
- 1 tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp ground thyme
- ½ tbls cornstarch
- 2 cups milk, divided
- salt and pepper, to taste
- shredded mozzarella cheese, for garnish
- parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Into a pot, add tomatoes, onion, sugar and ground thyme.
- Bring to a low simmer and cook for about 10 minutes.
- Mix cornstarch with ½ cup of milk. Add to pot.
- Pour in remaining milk and season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
- Simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
- Pour into bowls and garnish with mozzarella and parsley.
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This soup looks so delicious and hearty! I love creamy tomato soup and will have to try this recipe. Thank you for sharing on the Merry Monday link up!
I absolutely LOVE tomato soup. It’s simply one of the best. Simple is best as they say. Awesome recipe.
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My youngest is a tomato lover and she would LOVE this soup with a grilled cheese sandwich. Will definitely be making this. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday.
I hope she enjoys, Erlene. Thanks for stopping by:)
Perfect for a cold day! Thanks for sharing on Tasty Tuesdays!
I love tomatoes but have never been a fan of tomato soup. This looks really good. I may have to test the taste buds again and give it a try.
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This looks like a perfect cold weather soup! I love the richness of tomato soup but for some reason never make it! I’ll be trying this! Thanks!