Tomato Basil Soup is a wonderful comfort food anytime of year. This recipe for chunky tomato basil soup will quickly become a favorite.
Tomato soup is well-known as a comfort food. It’s rich creaminess just soothes me from the minute I take a bite and this chunky tomato basil soup takes that comforting classic to a whole new level.
My obsession with this soup began sort of innocently. My mother and I visited a restaurant in Atlanta one day for lunch and enjoyed their delicious tomato basil soup. It was pureed to perfection. I recreated their tomato basil soup at home over and over and then one time, I didn’t puree it nearly as much as I should have. And I loved it even more! Now, you can certainly puree it as much as you like just to make sure that it fits your preference perfectly.
Now that I have created it just like I like it, it’s hard for me to imagine going back to any other tomato soup recipe. This one is just right!
Here’s how I make it.
Chunky Tomato Basil Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 cups peeled, chopped tomatoes
- 4 cups chicken stock or broth, or broth
- 2 cups fresh basil
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons butter
- pinch kosher salt
Instructions
- Place tomatoes and chicken stock in stockpot.
- Add in basil leaves and simmer over medium heat for approximately 10 minutes.
- Use a hand-held blender in your stockpot and blend for a few minutes, leaving chunks in the soup.
- Add in cream, butter and pinch of salt and allow to simmer on low for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
I adore homemade soups. And tomato basil is near the top of my list of favorites. Can’t wait to try your recipe.
one of The Professor’s favorite meals – evah! and i happen to prefer chunky tomato soup!
I have all of these ingredients, so I definitely need to try this. This soup will go perfectly with the grilled cheese sandwiches I’ve been eating every day!
LOVE Tomato Basil Soup – definitely adding to my recipe collection!
Wish I could just pull up a chair and sit right down at that lovely table! Looks DELISH!!!!
Basic beginner question…do I take the seeds out of the tomatoEs first?
AND…I cannot wait to try this…LOVE TOMATO SOUP!!
Tomato Basil Soup and a grilled cheese sandwich……Yum!!!!!!
Pinning it!!
Hello what Type of tomatoes do you use thank you !!!
Robyn! I feel like we are food soulmates. I have been looking for this soup for years. There is a local cafe that makes a tasty tomato soup, but the cafe is a good drive from me and also a bit pricey, so I am always searching for a duplicate. Well, I have found it. I am also avoiding flour, pasta, and rice and decided to eat soup for lunch. I made a batch of this and fried up some ham. Delish — just like your other recipes I have tried. (Making your shredded beef recipe as we speak. It is always a favorite, and I am frequently asked for the recipe.) Thank you for posting this. I can’t wait until summer when homegrown tomatoes are ripe. This will be another staple!
This is one of my favorite soups, too, Jennifer. It is absolutely delicious with fresh homegrown tomatoes. So glad you love the recipes. xo
Very good