Potato and Tomato Soup

Submitted by ~*Miss Diggy*~

"A very good potato soup. I stumbled across this when I was looking through a cookbook that I had received for free."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 5

ingredients

• 4 slices bacon, diced
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 cups water
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 2 bay leaves
• mozzarella cheese, grated

directions

1. Cook the bacon in a large saucepan until crisp.
2. Then add onions and garlic cooking for 5 more minutes.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients except for cheese and bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes and once done, remove bay leaves.
5. Garnish with cheese.

Reviews

[chef and mom of 2]

Very easy soup to make and very tasty. My husband loved it, there were no leftovers. I added about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of half & half to make it creamy and it was delicious. For the creamy version the only thing I would change for next time is to put the basil & oregano in a bouquet garnis so the soup doesn't have the seasoning specks on it.

 

[SweetSueAl]

This was a quick, easy soup to make. I followed the recipe and loved it. I will make this again. Thanks Miss Diggy

 

[spacekitty]

Great soup!! I have also made this recipe a couple of times now, although I used fresh tomatoes (blanched to remove the skins) and omitted the sugar. I like to leave the skins on the potatoes, though, and only used 1 onion. Note to ~Shellbelle73~: A tomato is NOT a vegetable, but actually a member of the citrus family... Meow!!

 

[justinbarry]

I've made this twice now. The first time, exactly to the recipe and it was lovely. The second time, to thicken it up, I added pearl barley, canneloni beans and spirali pasta. Tasted great and was a meal by itself.

 

[Shellbelle]

Potatoes and tomatoes are 2 of my favorite vegetables, this is a very good combination of both in a soup. Yummy flavor! I added a little more Worcestershire than called for because I like the flavor so much. Thanks for sharing this recipe!