Description
This Creamy Tomato Soup with Cream Cheese elevates the classic comfort food into a nutrient-dense masterpiece that fuels your body without the heavy additives found in canned versions. Combining sun-ripened tomatoes with high-quality cream cheese creates a vibrant harmony of flavors, providing a powerful dose of antioxidants while maintaining a velvety, indulgent texture.
Ingredients
28 oz Organic Canned Crushed Tomatoes
4 oz Grass-Fed Cream Cheese
2 cups Vegetable or Bone Broth
1 medium Yellow Onio
3 cloves Fresh Garlic
2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 cup Fresh Basil Leaves
Sea Salt & Black Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place a large pot over medium heat and add the extra virgin olive oil. Once shimmering, add the finely diced yellow onion. Sauté for about 5 to 7 minutes until translucent. Add minced garlic and cook for another 60 seconds until fragrant
- Pour in the organic crushed tomatoes and broth of your choice. Stir and bring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes
- Cut cream cheese into small cubes and add to the pot, using a whisk or immersion blender to incorporate
- Blend the soup until smooth or to desired texture. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Stir in chopped basil leaves just before serving
- Ladle warm soup into bowls and garnish as desired
Notes
For optimal texture, bring cream cheese to room temperature before adding to the soup.
If soup is too acidic, add a pinch of baking soda or a teaspoon of balsamic vinegar for balance.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 245 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 480 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg