30 Minute Tomato Basil Soup
Fresh, delicious and really quick to make. 30 Minute Tomato Basil Soup is comfort food in a snap with fresh tomatoes (or canned) and basil that has a long, slow-cooked taste. This soup is about as fresh tasting as you can get. Thickened using beans which makes it dairy-free, gluten-free and vegan.
The seasons are changing and it’s time to start thinking about the cozy comfort foods for the fall and winter seasons. For most, it’s time to start eating soups (or if you’re like me you’ve been eating them all year long).
Creamy Dairy-Free Tomato Soup
This tomato basil soup has a secret ingredient that not only makes it very creamy, but it’s vegan and dairy-free. To give the soup thickness, creamy cannellini beans are added. You know how thick and luscious canned soup is? This is what the beans do to this soup.
Second to Chicken Soup (or first for some) I think tomato soup is the most comforting of soups. It’s what I always asked for when I was feeling under the weather when I was growing up. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.
We all know that tomato soup and grilled cheese go hand-in-hand. I have a recipe for the most amazing TRIPLE grilled cheese sandwich. Using 2 cheeses on the outside and 1 cheese on the outside. Yes, cheese the outside of the bread. Makes it so good and crispy.
Fresh or Canned Tomatoes for Tomato Soup
Fresh or canned whole tomatoes can be used in this 30 Minute Tomato Basil Soup, but because of the time of the year, they’re not as sweet as juicy as summer tomatoes. This is where a can of good, whole tomatoes comes in. You can use crushed also, just make sure there are no other ingredients in them.
If you can open a can of soup, you can MAKE THIS SOUP. Make a big batch over the weekend, freeze it or keep it in the fridge for those late work nights. You’ll be glad you did.
Low Calorie Tomato Soup
This soup is a really low calorie meal and the beans make it filling and add healthy fiber. Great for almost any diet plan you might be following.
30 Minute Tomato Basil Soup
30 minute tomato basil soup is comfort food in a snap with sweet tomatoes and basil that has a long, slow-cooked taste.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup (128 grams) yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped or grated
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 8 ripe tomatoes (chopped) or 28-ounce (784 grams) canned whole or crushed tomatoes, see note
- 15 ounces (42 grams) cans cannellini or white kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 3 tablespoons basil, chopped
- 2 cups (473 ml) low sodium vegetable stock
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt (this will depend on how salty your stock is)
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- To a large soup pan, add the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until it starts to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and tomato paste, mix well cook for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and their juice, beans, basil, stock, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook uncovered for 10 minutes.
- Use an immersion or add to a blender and blend in small batches until smooth. Taste for seasoning, add more salt if needed depending how salty your stock is.
Notes
Use canned tomatoes that have no other added ingredients.
Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 155Total Fat 3g
This nutrition calculation is provided by Nutronix that is only a guideline and not intended for any particular diet.
17 Comments on “30 Minute Tomato Basil Soup”
Delish Soup!! Perfect with the weather getting cooler
Thank you. I had some for lunch today.
Can I used canned tomatoes?
Yes, I am about to update the recipe with the canned/tinned tomato equivalent.
Great idea. I really like the photographs, Janette. They look so incredible. I also like the way you decorate this recipe. Enjoy reading this post. Thank you so much for sharing and have a nice weekend, Janette.
yummy with grilled cheese haha 😀 i totally agree with you, Janette, adding beans into tomato soup makes it much smoother. nice recipe for a cool day autumn. 🙂
How much basil?
Hi Cindy, 3 tablespoons. I see it wasn’t showing in the recipe card, it should be showing now.
I’ve never heard of adding beans to tomato soup. Great idea! I can’t get my dried beans soft enough I have simmered for up to 4 hours and they are still crunchy. What do you do to get them soft?
Hi Beth, I use canned beans for this recipe because they are softer and blend up smoother.
Love a good tomato soup with grilled cheese for a cool fall night!! Talk about comfort food. YUM.
That grilled cheese tho! Looks amazing!
Thank you Derek
I love that you added beans to this! Makes it look so thick and creamy, yum. And of course it wouldn’t be tomato soup without a grilled cheese for dipping 🙂
Nothing beats tomato soup and grilled cheese! This looks absolutely amazing!
Rediscovering Soups this fall and your recipes help. Dramatically. Got all the compliments and the batch did not even survive the day. My gut also loved it, which is a huge plus. Thank you so soo much Janette!
Hello, I’m so glad you found my soup recipe because this is one of my favorites and I’m happy you enjoyed it.