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    Home » Recipes » Healthy Recipes » Low Calorie Recipes

    Skinny Tomato Basil Soup

    Published Nov 6, 2013 by Allyson · 9 Comments
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    Skinny Tomato Basil Soup

    Look familiar?  This soup probably doesn’t look familiar, but if you follow my blog it might

    I have a confession…. I actually posted this recipe 11 months ago, but I was always a little embarrassed to share it, because the pictures were really bad. I know no one likes looking at pictures of food that doesn’t look appetizing, and that was a problem I was having.  I will even share my embarrassing photo with you….

    tomatosoup2

    Maybe it’s not the worst picture ever, but it sure isn’t great!  Having bad light or a bad camera can really be a disadvantage.   Back then I didn’t know much about photography, light, and good camera equipment and that’s fine, but I have come a long way since then.  Now I try to get the best pictures possible; ones that will really capture just how delicious the food is. 

    Moving on to the main point, this Skinny Tomato Basil Soup is delicious.  It’s a sure winner around our house!  Not only does it taste fabulous, but it is so healthy.  There isn’t even any tricks to make it ‘skinny’, it just is naturally low calorie.  With a blend of veggies, some stock, and spices, there really isn’t much to it.  If you are on weight watchers, this might even be a ‘free’ food because it’s basically all veggies (and I think those are ‘free’ foods? I’m not positive).  It’s also incredibly easy to make. I make huge batched at a time, and then freeze them in QT. size freezer bags. Once you try this, you will never go back to canned condensed soup! 

    Cook up some biscuits or a fancy grilled cheese to go along with this soup, and get eating!

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    Skinny Tomato Basil Soup
    Ingredients
    • 1 tablespoon butter
    • 1 medium onion
    • 1 cup chopped carrots
    • 1 celery stalk
    • 3 cloves garlic
    • 30 oz fresh plum tomatoes peeled (or you can use canned tomatoes)
    • 32 oz vegetable broth
    • 3 sprigs parsley
    • 10 basil leaves
    • 2 bay leaves
    • Parmesan cheese for serving optional
    Instructions
    1. 1. Chop onions, carrots, celery and garlic using a *mini food processor or chopper.
    2. 2. Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add butter until melted, then add chopped onions, carrots, celery and garlic. Cook stirring often until soft, about 8-10 minutes. Add broth and tomatoes, stirring well.
    3. 3. Using a string, tie herbs together and drop into the soup**. This will make it easy to remove later. Add salt and fresh pepper, reduce heat to low and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
    4. 4. Remove herbs and discard, blend with a hand blender until smooth. (A regular blender would work, but be sure to let the soup cool before blending and fill only halfway in the blender so it doesn't explode on you).
    5. 5. Ladle into bowls and top with freshly grated cheese and fresh basil.
    Recipe Notes

    **From the beginning I used my food processor to chop all the vegetables. I let them process for a minute to get them as chopped/pureed as possible. I skipped using the hand blender at the end because I didn't mind that my soup wasn't super smooth. It's up to you!
    Makes 8 cups. About 115 calories per 2 cup serving.

    Tomato Basil Soup 1

    Like healthy soups? Check out all my skinny soup recipes:

    Skinny Lasagna Soup
    Skinny Cheesy Enchilada Soup
    Hot & Sour Soup
    Skinny Creamy Cauliflower Soup
    Fire-Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons
    Winter Squash Soup
    Skinny Cheesy Vegetable Chowder
    Skinny French Onion Soup
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    Comments

    1. Ashley Rane Sparks

      November 06, 2013 at 1:44 pm

      This looks amazing! I am super into homemade soups right now but so many of them call for a cream base. Can't wait to try this one! Thanks for sharing.
      Ashley Rane Sparks
      http://www.makeitrane.com

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    2. Jessi @ Practically Functional

      November 10, 2013 at 5:03 pm

      Yum, looks great! Pinning, and thanks for sharing at my link party!

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    3. Heather K

      November 10, 2013 at 8:36 pm

      Love the new photos! We are huge fans of your tomato soup here - I make it at least a couple times every month.

      Reply
    4. Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes

      November 11, 2013 at 6:11 pm

      Tomato soup os one of my favorite soups - it has so many comforting memories! Of course this sounds way better than that canned stuff I grew up eating! Pinning this! Thanks so much for linking up to Freedom Fridays!

      Reply
      • Allyson

        November 12, 2013 at 3:14 pm

        Thanks, Jamie! This soup is so tasty and easy, you will never go back to canned! Thanks for stopping by!

        Reply

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