Rex Trulove
This homemade tomato soup has a wonderful twist to it; bacon. The soup takes less than 20 minutes to make and it is a family favorite around here.
The flavor is even better if it is made from tomatoes right out of the garden. However, it is quite good even with store-bought tomatoes. It would probably also work with canned stewed tomatoes, but I can’t testify to that because I’ve never tried that alteration.
Bacon-tomato soup ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 2 large slicing tomatoes or 4 Roma tomatoes, diced
- 4 strips of bacon, cooked, diced, with the bacon drippings
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup tomato juice
- 1 tsp basil, chopped
- 1 tsp oregano, chopped
- 1 tsp sugar
Bacon-tomato soup instructions:
1. In a pot, cook the onion in the olive oil over medium heat until the onion is translucent (a few minutes).
2. Add the remaining ingredients, stirring well, and bring the soup to a boil, stirring frequently to prevent sticking. Serve hot, garnished with parsley or dried parsley.
If you love bacon, you can use more bacon in this recipe. Bacon and tomatoes are naturally complementary. You can also add some salt if you wish, but taste it before doing so as salt may not be needed. I seldom use it.
This recipe is easy enough that you can make as much as you’d like, with very little added effort. It can also be easily altered. For instance, try using V-8 juice instead of tomato juice, or if you like spicy foods, add a finely diced jalapeno pepper to the onions when they are cooking.
Bacon-tomato soup is also great with grilled cheese sandwiches.
This soup is great to cook with, too. For example, it can be poured over chicken and the chicken can then be baked.
If you like soup, this is one you will most likely love.
Very interesting. I have not thought of mixing bacon with my tomato soup.
I love the flavor. It is sort of the soup equivalent of a BLT sandwich, without the lettuce. :))
Thank you for sharing this amazing recipe. The cooking time for this recipe is very less. I love such easy to cook recipes. I tried another simple and easy to make recipe from https://www.cellublue.com/fr/product/fit-food-guide/ . The livre régime has many such interesting recipes that taste delicious.
I enjoy coming up with new recipes. Sometimes I just forget to share them. Often, they are simple or fast to make, and they are good-tasting. I also write about nutrition. A lot of people know that certain foods are good for them, but they don’t necessarily know why. I try to explain the nutrition side of it. Personally, I’m much more apt to remember information if I know the ‘why’ part. :))
Sounds delicious. I have a nice small piece of smoked ham I think I might try it in this soup for a smoky flavor and in my multifunctional pot.
I like it with ham, too. Your idea is a very good one.
I often cook this dish, but I never put bacon … I should try.
You should try it. It is really good. It also tastes great with cubed ham.
Thanks for this wonderful recipe. And I do something like that. Soon, I did not have anything to do with food. I have to do it.
I enjoy taking old favorite recipes and putting twists on them so that they are unique and different. :))
This sounds delicious. I have had it in the can but never homemade, a keeper!
People are often surprised at how simple…and how much better tasting it is to make tomato soup. I’m hoping to make enough this year that I’ll be able to can it, though I won’t add the bacon to the canned product. I’ll be able to add bacon when I reheat it.
Homemade is always better, thanks for the reminder.
Homemade tomato soup is the same as I have here, except without bacon, so it is really quite easy.