Tomato Soup...TOMATO BASIL SOUP

BIG DIFFERENCE. I do like them both, but Tomato Basil is SO much richer. But! Do you know why it is so much richer?? Because legit Tomato Basil calls for heavy cream AND a good chunk of butter. Delicious...definitely not nutritious. My favorite recipe, thus far, is from allrecipes.com (In your face! Not from Tiffany! Lol.) http://allrecipes.com/recipe/rich-and-creamy-tomato-basil-soup/detail.aspx It's super legit. 5 out of 5.


Today I pulled this recipe from: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/tomato-basil-soup-10000000225897/. It's also legit. The cream cheese did not blend in properly, so there were specks throughout. Didn't actually affect the taste. I will say that I added sugar at the end because it was very acidic. (I also used a combination of tomato paste and water instead of tomato juice) So, I think it was "cleaner" than the OG version above because it used 2% milk instead of cream, but it also used cream cheese instead of butter & cream. I don't think cream cheese, I know, isn't clean. Clearly I'll have to keep looking.


Until then, there is always Tiffany's recipe!!! It's totally clean and totally delicious. It's just not a Tomato Basil, solely Tomato-- which is fine if that's what you're in the mood for. Personally, I like to add extra carrots. http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/clean-eating-tomato-soup/ .


Until I figure out how to make clean Tomato Basil, I'll just have to keep going back and forth between these three. Clearly cooking Tomato soup more often than Tomato Basil...maybe. :D Salud!