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Creamy Tomato Basil Soup + A Giveaway

November 11, 2014 by Amy 36 Comments

Disclosure: I received samples from Swanson® for review purposes, as well as soup dinnerware/serveware for this post. All opinions are completely my own, based on my experience. Swanson also provided the prize for this giveaway.

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

Just a couple of days ago, my husband and I started looking into redoing some aspects of our kitchen. Well, it’s been on the backburner for quite some time, but we seriously looked for the first time this past week.

While I love our current house, I’ve always drooled over gorgeous granite countertops in other homes. I highly doubt we’ll have granite in our kitchen before the holiday season, but hey, it will be soon enough!

Speaking of the holiday season, our radio station started playing Christmas music 24/7. Holy moly….I’m so ready to fork out the decorations and wrap presents! I know I’m in the minority, my husband included..he immediately dismissed me asking him to pull down Christmas stuff when we were putting up Halloween decorations last week. 😛

With the holiday season growing near, we’re finally feeling weather in the 40s (and sometimes, even 30s) here in south Louisiana. Since then, I’ve been craving a lot more soup than usual. After I had some dental work done last month, all that really sounded good was tomato soup (I’m pretty sure I had it 3 times that week), and I wanted to make a big pot of it ever since! I just can’t shake the craving!

The folks at Swanson reached out to me, and asked me if I’d like to try out their new products. I’m a big fan of Swanson broths, so of course, I couldn’t say no! For the new products, I was sent their new cream starters, as well as the Louisiana Cajun and Tuscan Chicken flavor infused broths.

Since I was craving tomato soup, I thought that the Tuscan Chicken broth would be perfect for this recipe. When I opened the broth, I immediately noticed how delicious it smelled. I heated up a small bit of this broth to try it on its own, and it’s just SO flavorful. It would totally work in a simple chicken soup, but it also worked beautifully in this tomato soup.

This soup doesn’t take very long to make, and while it’s delicious right out of the pot, it’s even better the next day, once the flavors meld. While I had the soup on its own this time around, I know it would be perfect with a nice, toasty grilled cheese sandwich. 🙂 It’s just perfect for these cooler months.

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
Source: heavily adapted from Chow

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 1 medium yellow onion, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
  • 2-28 oz. cans of San Marzano whole peeled tomatoes (still in the juices)
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup Swanson Tuscan Chicken broth
  • 1 tsp. granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream

Directions:

  1. Heat the oil and butter in a dutch oven over medium heat. When the butter starts foaming, add in the yellow onion and the 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. ground pepper. Cook the onions, stirring regularly, until the onion is softening and is just starting to brown (about 10-15 minutes).
  2. Add the tomatoes and juices to the pot, and gently stir to crush the tomatoes. Stir in the garlic. Add in the chicken broth, and bring the soup to a gentle simmer. Add in the granulated sugar. Keep simmering the soup until the tomatoes start to fall apart, in about 10 minutes.
  3. Remove the soup from the heat, and allow the soup to slightly cool. Using an immersion blender, carefully puree the soup, until it’s just chunky (or if you’d rather it smoother, blend it longer). Place the pot back on the stove over low heat, and stir in the heavy cream. Enjoy!

The generous folks at Swanson want to offer one lucky reader of The Nifty Foodie a prize package containing their latest products, as well as a soup tureen, soup bowls & cute chevron napkins (pictured below)!

Swanson Soup Accessories (1)
Image provided by Swanson

Fun, right? I received the exact same thing, and I’m in love with the bowls already…they’re so perfect for soup!

Enter the giveaway using the Rafflecopter widget below (continental US readers only):

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Note: This giveaway is provided by Swanson, and is open to readers in the continental US only. Entries will be accepted until November 17th, 2014 at 11:59pm (central standard time). Winner will be emailed (make sure you leave an email address in the form), and will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.

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Comments

  1. Amanda says

    November 11, 2014 at 9:30 am

    I don’t even know what soup I would make first, but I love those dishes and I can’t wait to test out your recipe.

    Reply
    • Amy says

      November 12, 2014 at 8:26 pm

      Hope you like it!

      Reply
  2. mona says

    November 11, 2014 at 1:02 pm

    I would make potato soup

    Reply
  3. Kelly says

    November 11, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    Ooo – this Creamy Tomato Basil Soup recipe sounds delicious… and easy!! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Amy says

      November 12, 2014 at 8:25 pm

      🙂 You’re welcome! I love finding a quick dinner to make on weeknights.

      Reply
  4. Alanna says

    November 11, 2014 at 9:31 pm

    Sounds delicious!

    Reply
  5. tammigirl says

    November 12, 2014 at 9:24 am

    I’d have to go full-on potato soup. My mother made it for me when I was a kid and it’s still me go-to comfort food.

    An aside – Yesterday when I was visiting my 88 year old grandparents my grandfather was excitedly sharing how Swanson broth was only 50 cents a can at Wal-Mart yesterday and he bought enough to last a year!

    Hey! Maybe he will make potato soup!?

    Reply
    • Amy says

      November 12, 2014 at 8:24 pm

      Oh nice!! That’s a really good price..hope he makes some for you!

      Reply
  6. manda says

    November 12, 2014 at 1:37 pm

    Tomato!

    Reply
  7. Jen Ga says

    November 12, 2014 at 6:21 pm

    Tomato basil sounds brilliant! Or maybe chicken enchilada soup! I love so many different soups it’s hard to choose a favorite!

    Reply
  8. Amanda Abbate says

    November 12, 2014 at 9:17 pm

    I’m in the mood for some vegetable soup. I might have to whip some up this weekend.

    Reply
    • Amy says

      November 13, 2014 at 7:36 pm

      It’s the perfect weather for it. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Angela Lambert says

    November 12, 2014 at 9:56 pm

    I definitely want to try this recipe! I’ll probably make some potato and veggie soups also. I would like to give the Louisiana Cajun broth a try the next time I make red bean gumbo! yum!

    Reply
    • Amy says

      November 13, 2014 at 7:35 pm

      Doesn’t that broth sound fantastic?

      Reply
  10. Jennifer says

    November 12, 2014 at 10:13 pm

    Yum! I love soup! I’ll have to try your recipe. Those bowls are dreamy!

    Reply
    • Amy says

      November 13, 2014 at 7:36 pm

      Hope you like it! I love those bowls, too. 🙂

      Reply
  11. Dana says

    November 12, 2014 at 10:52 pm

    I would make potato soup!

    Reply
    • Amy says

      November 13, 2014 at 7:35 pm

      That sounds delicious!

      Reply
  12. Melanie J says

    November 12, 2014 at 11:10 pm

    Try havarti for your grilled cheese! Oh man if it wasn’t so late I’d run to the store for these ingredients and make it right now.

    Reply
    • Amy says

      November 13, 2014 at 7:34 pm

      Oh man…I LOVE HAVARTI! 🙂

      Reply
  13. Stacy D. says

    November 13, 2014 at 12:22 pm

    I really like making home made chicken noodle! Maybe I will make that!

    Reply
    • Amy says

      November 13, 2014 at 7:34 pm

      That’s a great classic!

      Reply
  14. rachel says

    November 13, 2014 at 1:30 pm

    Giada’s chicken stew! It’s so good and hearty.

    Reply
  15. Dina Moreau says

    November 13, 2014 at 1:58 pm

    I think a nice beef stew or crawfish and corn soup

    Reply
    • Amy says

      November 13, 2014 at 7:34 pm

      Yum!

      Reply
  16. latanya says

    November 13, 2014 at 6:37 pm

    chicken noodle soup

    Reply
  17. katie says

    November 13, 2014 at 7:11 pm

    chicken noodle!

    Reply
  18. Jessica To says

    November 13, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    I would like to make a creamy potato soup.

    Reply
  19. David says

    November 13, 2014 at 8:23 pm

    Like the rest of the nation, we are in the middle of a cold snap. This calls for a nice hearty beef stew to warm us up.

    Reply
  20. Sarah-The Home Cook says

    November 14, 2014 at 5:58 pm

    Hmmm…maybe my chicken gnocchi soup. Or this tomato and serve it with grilled cheese. Yum!

    Reply
  21. Melissa says

    November 14, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    Sausage, tortellini and spinach soup!

    Reply
  22. Heather says

    November 15, 2014 at 10:03 am

    I would definitely make some chicken and dumplings! I would also make some cheeseburger soup!

    Reply
  23. Kaitlin says

    November 16, 2014 at 1:41 pm

    I would make tomato basil or chicken noodle soup.

    Reply
  24. Jessica p says

    November 16, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    I would make mushroom soup!

    Reply
  25. Lindsay L says

    November 16, 2014 at 8:03 pm

    My famous turkey chili

    Reply
  26. Annette says

    November 17, 2014 at 11:24 am

    I would make my favorite soup: Tuscan Vegetable Soup. It’s so healthy and easy to make, plus I have leftovers for days.

    Reply

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