Tomato Cheese Soup

Submitted by Dannygirl

• Ready In: 1hr 3mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 2 (14 ounce) cans tomatoes, undrained and chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1⁄2 sweet red pepper, diced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 lb mushroom, chopped
• 1 large cooking onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 8 cups beef stock
• 1⁄2 teaspoon basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon rosemary
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• salt and pepper
• parsley (for garnish)

directions

1. Place the tomatoes, with juice, in a buttered oven-proof baking dish.
2. Add the celery, garlic and red pepper and cover and bake in a 325 degree oven for 25 minutes.
3. Saute the mushrooms and onion in the second batch of butter in a large stock pot for about 8 minutes.
4. While stirring, slowly add the flour and sugar, blending until mixture is very smooth.
5. Add the stock, basil, rosemary and thyme, stirring until soup comes to a boil.
6. Add the contents of the baked tomato pan from the oven and bring to a boil.
7. Cover and simmer the soup for about 30 minutes.
8. Meanwhile, in a food processor, blend the cream cheese, salt and pepper until smooth.
9. Slowly stir the cream cheese into the soup.
10. Garnish with chopped parsley.

Reviews

[Vseward Chef-V]

This is a wonderful soup with lots of flavor. I made the recipe exactly as written. The only change I made was to puree the entire mixture in the blender, as I like a creamy soup. This soup is comforting and well worth the time and effort. It also makes alot. Which I plan to have for lunch. Thanks for sharing this recipe. I will make it again. (Made for My3chefs 08)

 

[Gloriasfood]

I made this for supper last night (new years eve) it gave 6 of us a generous serving each and tasted heavenly, and this is from some- one who has never liked tomato soup and made it because rest of family do! Will definitely make it again. I left the mushroom out because I am the only person that likes mushrooms! It was a hit with everybody. Thank you.