Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Parmesan Crusted Croutons

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Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Parmesan Crusted Croutons

A grown up spin on a childhood classic! This creamy Roasted Tomato Basil Soup with Parmesan Crusted Croutons is Warm and Easy and a perfect Fall dinner. See notes for an easy high protein option!

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Prep Time:10

Cook Time:1

Course: lunch, Main Course, Side Dish, Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy dinner, easy soup, high protein, homemade croutons, quick and easy, roasted tomato soup, tomato basil, tomato soup

Servings:

Calories: 719kcal

Author: Mollie

Ingredients

4 lbs Tomatoes
4 Cloves Garlic
2 tablespoon Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoon Beef Bouillon Base
⅓ cup Sugar
1 Quart Chicken Stock
10 Basil Leaves Plus more for garnish
2 cups Heavy Cream or Half and Half. (See notes for the high protein cottage cheese option.)

Parmesan Crusted Croutons

1 French baguette
2 tablespoon Olive Oil
2 tablespoon Butter
1 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

Quarter tomatoes and place on lined baking sheet
Add halved garlic cloves
Drizzle with 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil and Season with Salt and Pepper
Roast in 425℉ oven for 40 minutes.
Remove from oven and place tomatoes, garlic in high powered blender and blend for 1-2 minutes until it is lump free.
In a large stock pot, bring chicken stock and beef bouillon to a simmer over medium high heat.
Add blended tomato mixture to stock pot.
Add Sugar and continue to heat.
Once Soup starts simmering, remove from heat and add cream.
Once cream is incorporated, warm soup on burner on medium heat until it is hot.
Top Soup with Parmesan Crusted Croutons and a sprig of Basil.
Enjoy!

Parmesan Crusted Croutons

Cut French Bread into 1"-2" squares
Drizzle with Olive oil and season with salt and pepper
Heat skillet over medium high heat.
Add butter and let it melt
Add bread to skillet, stir occasionally until lightly browned. You may need to do 2 batches depending on the size of your skillet.
Add grated Parmesan to skillet to coat croutons.
stir croutons while they cook for 2 minutes or until cheese is crisp and lightly browned.
Remove from heat.

Notes

High protein option- For a high protein soup, blend 2 cups of cottage cheese in with the roasted tomatoes and garlic, until it is smooth and creamy with no lumps. Add this to the soup in place of the heavy cream. This addition will add approximately 50 extra grams of protein!
Air Fryer Croutons
Oven croutons- If you would rather make the croutons in the oven, you can drizzle them with olive oil, salt and pepper and then place them in a 400°F oven for about 8 minutes and then flip them and cook for another 8 minutes until they are golden brown.
Vegetarian option- Feel free to use vegetable stock, and bouillon in place of the chicken and beef stock if you would like. In this case you may want to add a little extra salt, but salt it according to taste!
Storing- This soup can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days, or in the freezer, in a sealed container, or zip lock bag for up to 4 months. The croutons freeze beautifully in a zip lock! Just make sure there is as little air in the bag as possible to avoid freezer burn.

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