Tomato Blue Cheese Soup

Submitted by Anonymous

"I never thought about tomatoes with blue cheese, but I really enjoyed. I used fresh basil and tomatoes and skipped the sweetener completely."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1⁄4 cup large red onion, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 14 1⁄2 ounces diced tomatoes
• 1 1⁄2 cups tomato juice
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar or 1 teaspoon other artificial sweetener

directions

1. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
2. Stir in the garlic, bell pepper, and onion.
3. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
4. Stir in the blue cheese, cream cheese, heavy cream, and milk.
5. Heat until the cheese is melted and the mixture is simmering, 5 to 7 minutes.
6. Stir in the diced tomatoes, tomato juice, basil, sweetener, and pepper.
7. Continue to cook and stir until the soup is heated through, 15 to 20 minutes.