Simple Tomato Soup (Easy and Vegetarian!)

Name: Simple Tomato Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 4-6 cloves garlic; 1/4 cup diced white or yellow onion; 1-2 tsp olive oil; 1 cup vegetable broth; 28 oz San Marzano canned peeled tomatoes; 2 tbsp red wine; 1/4 cup heavy cream (more if needed); 1/4 cup fresh basil (chopped into small pieces, or 2 tsp dried basil); 2 tbsp granulated sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (more as garnish if needed)

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A cozy, luscious and delicious Tomato Soup made with canned tomatoes, red wine, fresh basil, cream and fresh basil. It is so rich in flavor, so comforting, so delicious…prepare to be wowed!

This is a a quick and simple homemade tomato soup recipe using canned tomatoes. Stressing on the word simple. Because who needs difficult in their lives? Simple, but oh no it is NOT simplistic.

Two bowls of Simple Tomato Soup with baguettes dip into them

Love a good soup recipe? Don’t forget to also check out my Curry Butternut Squash Soup, Beef Noodle Soup, Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup, and Lemon Chicken And Rice Soup.

Tomato Soup with Canned Tomatoes

I love tomato soups. Creamy tomato soup filled with chunks of juicy sweet tomatoes and infused with flavors of fresh basil.

And I have to have some carbs at hand to dip into my tomato soup, because the combination of tomato soup with some crusty or cheese bread is simply a match made in heaven.

I recently started making my own tomato soups and quickly realize it can be pretty easy to do! Without sacrificing flavors, of course.

Here’s my trick to making a really EASY tomato soup: canned tomatoes. No need to slice up fresh tomatoes and roast them, but instead use high-quality San Marzano canned tomatoes, which will make all the difference to the flavors of your tomato soup.

To bring on some additional flavors to our tomato soup with canned tomatoes, we are also adding red wine and lots of fresh herbs to give it rich and deep flavors.

Good ingredients makes a difference in your cooking, folks! And it definitely makes this homemade tomato soup with canned tomatoes so much tastier.

Dipping baguette into a bowl of Simple Tomato Soup

Ingredient Notes

Making tomato soup with canned tomatoes makes the soup-making process fairly easy…which I love because seriously, who doesn’t love easy?!

But we are not just talking about easy here, we are also using good quality, fresh ingredients to really take our simple tomato soup to the next level. And here they are:

San Marzano Canned Peeled Tomatoes – they are rich in flavor, super sweet, simply the BEST kind of tomatoes, and it will make a difference in the soup! When making tomato soup with canned tomatoes, this is, hands down, the BEST one to use.
red wine – wine creates depth and complexity in flavors in a way that would typically be achieved only with multiple ingredients. Any non-sweet red wine should work for this. Cook with wine you don’t mind drinking. It doesn’t have to be super expensive but do not cook with old wine.
fresh basil – you can use dried basil too but fresh is always better and makes your tomato soup way more flavorful
vegetable broth
heaven cream – makes the tomato soup rich and creamy
garlic – use fresh, avoid substituting with garlic powder. The flavors are just not the same
onion – white, sweet or yellow onion. Diced into small pieces.
sugar, salt and pepper – to enhance and open up the flavors

Two bowls Simple Tomato Soup topped with croutons and fresh basil — Serving tomato soup with croutons

How to make homemade tomato soup with canned tomatoes

The beauty of this tomato soup recipe is that is it is both rich in flavor and simple. We also infuse it with herbs, garlic and onion, and cook it just enough to release all those gorgeous flavors.

We are doing all that while not spending a long time in the kitchen. I typically get everything done from start to finish in 30 minutes.

To make this tomato soup with canned tomatoes, start by sautéing garlic and onions with olive oil until they are fragrant and onions are softened.

Then add the rest of the ingredients – canned tomatoes, vegetable broth, red wine, basil, granulated sugar, salt and pepper.

Bring to a boil and let it simmer for about 15 minutes. We are giving it time to thicken and also for the red wine to be cooked down.

Adding fresh basil and heavy cream to a pot of tomato soup — Adding cream and fresh basil to the soup

Then we add the heavy cream to make the tomato soup rich and creamy.

Stir to combine, and add more salt to taste if needed to open up the flavors.

Trust me when I say that my homemade tomato soup with canned tomatoes is so simple to make, and yet so flavorful and very satisfying.

I want to show everyone that you don’t need to spend all the time cutting up or even roasting tomatoes to make a delicious tomato soup.

Tomato soup with a high quality canned tomatoes will do the trick!

Toppings

Here is my theory: when it comes to tomato soup, what you serve with it is just as important as the soup itself…

So here are some ideas on how to garnish and serve this yummy homemade tomato soup:

Warm toasted baguette – check out this homemade version or grab a loaf from the store.
Croutons – check out my homemade croutons or grab a bag from the store.
Cheesy toast (see photograph below) – to make the cheesy toast, simply toast some bread (any kind!) in the toaster oven. Remove and spread some butter on it, then sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bring it back into the toaster oven and toast it for a couple of minutes until the cheese melts.
Grilled cheese
Fresh basil – even more as garnish!
Shaved parmesan

Dipping cheesy toast into tomato soup — Cheesy toast + Simple Tomato Soup = so yum!

Freezing and Reheating

One of my favorite things about this tomato soup with canned tomatoes recipe is that you can freeze and reheat it easily. It will not change its flavor and texture at all.

I sometimes even double the recipe and freeze some of it for whenever my heart desires tomato soups.

You can freeze the soup in an air tight container for up to 3 months in the freezer.

To reheat, simply bring it to a defrost overnight in the fridge, and then microwave your tomato soup in the oven. It’s truly that easy!

Frequently Asked Questions

I prefer a creamier and smoother tomato soup. What should I do?

Use an immersion blender to blend it up at the end, or pour your tomato soup into a blender and blend it up.

If I don’t have or want to use red wine, what should I do?

Simply omit it!

Can I freeze this?

Absolutely! Please see freezing and reheating instructions bove.

Using a spoon to dig into a bowl of Tomato Soup

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