So I had a few pound of tomatoes in my kitchen that are close to there prime. I decided to make Homemade Tomato Soup.  I was excited to make tomatoes with some grill cheese,  it was a quick dinner before my daughter first time at volleyball practice.   I want to make healthy, tasty, and something the kids will eat.

Guess what my entire family loved it.

So how can you make it:

Homemade Creamy Tomato Soup

makes 4-5 servings 12oz  large bowls

Prep/cook time 30 minutes

• 4-5 Tomatoes
• 3 tablespoons of Olive Oil
• 1 large white Onion diced
• 3 carrots peeled and diced
• 3 garlic cloves sliced thin
• 1 can 14oz of vegetable broth or chicken broth
• 3-4 basil leaves (34-
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• dash cumin
•  1/2 cup half and half  or milk

Cooking Method

1. In a 5 quart pan add olive oil, onions, garlic and carrots -dash of salt  cook till onions translucent remove from heat and allow to cool slightly
2. In another pan boil water- when boiling a put tomatoes in bring back to a boil,  then blanch the cold water
3. Place the onion mixture with 1/4 of can of broth in a NutriBullet and blend Place back in pot. (do in small batches if necessary)
4. Then peel the skin off the tomatoes and dice tomatoes
5. Transfer the tomatoes and 3 fresh basil leaves to the Nutribullet and blend (do in small batches if necessary)
6. Place the tomatoes with the onion/carrot mixture and remain broth
7. Reheat to  just below boiling ad milk to thin soup, and dash of cumin and pepper
8. Garnish with basil and croutons.  Enjoy and eat

Since tomatoes are in season  it is a great time to prep this soup freeze it for winter. You might want leave off the cream and ad it later.    Fresh tomato soup for a chill winter night.

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