Tomato Basil Soup

 This tomato soup recipe is a simple easy recipe to make.  Especially when it's cold outside, raining or just in the mood to dip a cheesy, cheese sandwich in your soup.  I've made this several times and its by far our favorite soup I make.  Hope you like this and have fun.

Enjoy

Ingredients

12 Roma Tomatoes

1 Shallot (diced)

5 Cloves of Garlic

1/2 Cup Heavy Cream

2 Cups Chicken Stock

7 Fresh Basil Leaves

Salt and Pepper to taste

1 TSP Granulated Garlic

1 TSP Granulated Onion

1 TBL Dried Basil

4 TBL Butter

Putting Your Soup Together

First grab a large stock pot

Turn your heat onto medium heat

Add butter and allow it to melt

Add onions and garlic

While that carmalizes cut tomatoes in half and take out the seeds

Now start adding your tomatoes to your onion and garlic

Allow this to bring out the juices in the tomato and allow them o break down 

Takes about 20 minutes

Now add your spices an salt and pepper

Add your chicken stock

Add your heavy cream

Add your fresh basil and allow this to cook for 15 more minutes

Now grab a hand blender and blend all of it together

After its blended together turn heat to low

Make your grill cheeses and eat them together

Now homemade tomato soup is not the sme color or thickness as canned...it's better

Enjoy everyone and have a fantastic warm day.