Simple Tomato Bacon Soup Recipe
This tomato bacon soup is a simple recipe that you can whip up in less than 30 minutes. It's made with kitchen staple ingredients so you can create a delicious lunch or dinner whenever the tomato soup mood strikes!
Ingredients
- 6 strips bacon
- 1 medium onion, minced
- 3 stalks celery, minced
- 2 28-ounce cans stewed tomatoes , see notes
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon Better than Bullion, chicken or beef
- 1 teaspoon honey, or sugar
- 1 cup whipping cream
- Sea salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cut the bacon into 1 ½ inch pieces and cook them in a soup pot over medium heat until they're nearly crispy. If there is more than 2 tablespoons of oil in the pot after cooking the bacon, remove some of it.6 strips bacon
- Raise the heat to medium-high then add the onion and celery to the pot with the bacon and cook until the onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.1 medium onion, 3 stalks celery
- Add the stewed tomatoes, chicken stock, tomato paste, Better than Boullion, and sugar to the pot and bring it to a simmer. Lower the heat and let it simmer for 5 minutes, covering the pot slightly if it splatters.2 28-ounce cans stewed tomatoes , 1 cup chicken stock, 4 tablespoons tomato paste, 1 teaspoon Better than Bullion, 1 teaspoon honey
- Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the cream. Season the soup generously with salt and pepper.1 cup whipping cream
Notes
Stewed tomatoes are found near the other canned tomatoes in your grocery store. They're chopped tomatoes that are cooked with onion, garlic, and seasonings. In a pinch, you can substitute diced tomatoes (or better yet, fire-roasted tomatoes. If you substitute a different type of canned tomato, you may want to add some Italian seasoning to the soup to enhance the flavor.
What is Better than Bouillon? Better than Bouillon is a concentrated paste made with chicken or beef and vegetables. Think bone broth in paste form. Unlike regular bouillon, which contains mostly salt, Better than Bouillon is very flavorful. You'll usually find it on a shelf near the broths in your grocery store, and it lasts a very long time in your fridge.
Serving: 2 cups, Calories: 334kcal, Carbohydrates: 24g, Protein: 8g, Fat: 25g, Saturated Fat: 12g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 8g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 70mg, Sodium: 997mg, Potassium: 851mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 13g, Vitamin A: 1300IU, Vitamin C: 26mg, Calcium: 134mg, Iron: 4mg