Grammy's Kitchen · Tomato Soup · Slow Cooker Tomato Basil Soup
One of 78 tomato soup recipes we measured
29 cooks on www.melskitchencafe.com rate it 4.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 78.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 141% | 53% |
| dairy | 47% | 4% |
| fat | 6% | 3% |
| aromatics | 16% | 13% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| protein add | 10% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 794 g | 2 cans (14-ounces each) petite diced tomatoes (undrained) |
| 101 g | 1 cup finely diced celery |
| 128 g | 1 cup finely diced carrots |
| 160 g | 1 cup finely diced onions |
| 1 g | 1 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon dried basil |
| 960 g | 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth |
| 1 g | 1 bay leaf |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup butter |
| 60 g | 1/2 cup flour |
| 100 g | 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese |
| 484 g | 2 cups fat free or regular half-and-half (lightly warmed) |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon black pepper |
| Croutons for serving |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.melskitchencafe.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I did this in the instant pot because I wanted to eat it for lunch and the slow cooker was too slow. I used the sauté function to soften the veggies (I also used my mini chopper to do those). Then I cooked on high pressure for 10 minutes. I let it natural rele” — a cook, 5.0★
“I know this comment is 3 years late but in case any other readers wonder, I used 2% milk in place of the half and half and also used just shy of 1/2 cup of all-purpose gluten free flour and it was delicious. I have never used half and half so I can't compare b” — a cook, 5.0★