Better-Than-Grilled Cheese Tomato Soup

Description

This tomato soup is perfect with grilled cheese.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, grated
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 (28 ounce) can fire-roasted crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups tomato juice
• 1 (15 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes, partially drained
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• ½ cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 bunch fresh basil, roughly chopped, or to taste

Instructions

1. Heat butter and olive oil together in a large pot over medium heat; saute onion and carrot until softened
2. 4 to 6 minutes. Add garlic
3. salt
4. pepper
5. and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until fragrant
6. about 2 minutes.
7. Stir crushed tomatoes
8. tomato juice
9. and diced tomatoes into onion mixture; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat
10. stir sugar into tomato mixture
11. and simmer until heated through
12. about 10 minutes. Add cream and simmer until heated through
13. 1 to 2 minutes. Add basil to soup and cook until wilted
14. about 3 minutes. Serve chunky or puree with an immersion blender.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 4