Tomato Basil Soup Recipe

This Tomato Basil Soup Recipe is packed with nourishing vegetables and herbs.  Plus, it’s delicious; so enjoy a bowl full for good health!

Preparation time is about 30 minutes, but then it is slow cooked in a crockpot for about 4 hours.  Makes 12 large servings.

Tomato Basil Soup Ingredients

• 4 carrots – chopped
• 4 celery stocks – chopped
• 1 Tbsp of fresh oregano
• 2 cups of water
• 1 can of coconut milk
• 1 onion – minced
• 1 clove of garlic – crushed
• 1/8 cup of butter
• 28 ounces of diced tomatoes.
• 1/2 cup of fresh basil, chopped
• 4 cups of vegetable broth
• Dash of salt and pepper
• 1 cup of half and half OR 1 more can of coconut milk
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Tomato Basil Soup Instructions

1. Boil the carrots, celery and oregano for half an hour in 2 cups of water. Remove from heat.  Add these cooked veggies and their water along with 1 can of coconut milk into a blender. Puree until smooth, then add to crock pot.
2. Sautee onions and garlic in butter. Add to crock pot.
3. Also add canned tomatoes, fresh basil, veggie broth, and a dash of salt and pepper to the crock.
4. Cook 4 hours on low.
5. Add grated parmesan and half and half to the crock and cook an additional 30 minutes until the soup is hot.

By: Kathy Sadowski

4/11/18