Creamy Tomato Soup
Smooth, rich, the comfort soup — onion and garlic blended into canned tomatoes with cream.
Ingredients
- 800 g Canned tomatoes
- 1 Onion
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 400 ml Chicken stock
- 150 ml Heavy cream
- 30 g Butter
- 1 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp Dried oregano
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Black pepper
- 1 tsp Sugar (optional)
Method
- Chop the onion; smash the garlic.
- Soften the onion in the butter and oil over medium heat for 6 minutes. Add the garlic and oregano and cook for 1 minute more.
- Add the tomatoes, stock, salt, pepper, and the sugar. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Blitz smooth with a stick blender, or carefully in a jug blender.
- Stir in the cream and warm through for 1 minute. Do not let it boil. Serve hot.
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About Creamy Tomato Soup
Creamy tomato soup is the archetypal comfort soup—smooth, warm, the taste of childhood rendered in a bowl. Onion and garlic are sweated slowly until they soften, then tomatoes and stock are added and simmered together, breaking down into a unified base that's blended until there's not a single piece of anything visible. The cream is stirred in at the very end, carefully, so it warms through without curdling, making the soup taste almost indulgent while keeping it light enough that you don't feel heavy after.
Thirty minutes of mostly passive cooking yields four bowls of soup that tastes like you made stock from scratch. The sugar is not about sweetness—it's there to balance the tomato's acidity the way a pinch of baking soda might, making the soup taste rounder and less sharp. The oregano ties everything together with a whisper of herbal warmth. This is the soup you serve with grilled cheese or bread and butter, or on its own as a lunch that makes you feel cared for. It freezes beautifully if you skip the cream and add it fresh after reheating, making it a reliable weeknight standby.
Creamy Tomato Soup: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Creamy Tomato Soup?
A serving has about 345 calories — 6.9g protein, 23.9g carbs, 25g fat, 5.1g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is Creamy Tomato Soup gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Creamy Tomato Soup has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
Is Creamy Tomato Soup dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Heavy cream, Butter. Swapping those for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
Do I need every ingredient to make Creamy Tomato Soup?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out sugar — it's optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Creamy Tomato Soup make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.