Looking for a new tomato soup recipe

[Anonymous]

I want to make tomato soup tonight and usually I just improvise based on what I have around the kitchen. It's always good, regardless. But it would be fun to try something different. Does anyone have a great creamy tomato soup recipe you want to share?

[bakersman]

Tomato with White Beans and Bacon Soup
(inspired by, I think, Simply Recipes.com)

Ingredients

1/4 pound bacon, diced
1 cup chopped onion
2 medium sized cloves garlic
2 cups peeled, chopped potatoes
6 cups canned whole tomatoes with the juice
2 cups chicken broth
1 Tbsp dark brown sugar
15-16 oz of white beans (drain if using canned)
Salt and pepper


1 Cook bacon on medium heat in a large saucepan that you will use to make the soup. Use a slotted spoon to remove bacon from the pan. Drain the bacon on paper towel over newspaper.

2 Add the chopped onion and cook in the bacon fat on medium heat, stir occasionally, until soft and translucent -- about 10 minutes. Add the potatoes and cook 3-4 minutes. The add the garlic and cook for about 1 minute.

3 Add the tomatoes and chicken broth and simmer for about 20 - 30 minutes. The potatoes are done when they are fork tender.

4. Stir in the brown sugar.

5. Put 1/2 the beans in a blender with 1/2 of thew soup and blend until smooth (time to use that puree function). If you have a stick blender, just add the beans to the pot and blend in the soup.

6. Return the blended beans/soup to the pot.

7. Add the rest of the beans and cook for 3 minutes until they are warmed through.

8. Add the bacon to the soup and season to taste with salt and pepper. I also like to top with a bit of grated Romano cheese.

If you use turkey bacon, which I wouldn't, saute the onions in olive oil with a little bit of butter.