Our Creamy Tomato Basil Soup recipe has been sponsored by Mealthy. All opinions are my own.
I was fortunate to grow up in a family of good cooks. And that extended to my honorary family as well. My godmother is Italian, from Sicily, and while I’m not Italian, she taught me a great deal about how to cook great Italian food. So whenever it’s time for me to make some good comfort food, I often turn to some easy-to-make Italian inspired dishes.
We especially enjoy having a great Italian-inspired meal during the Christmas holidays. For Christmas Eve, I often make some soup, salad, lasagna, and maybe some fresh cannoli for Babbo Natale, aka, Santa Claus. You do know that he likes cannoli as well as milk and cookies, right?
And it’s only 124 calories per serving!
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup is perfect to serve with Italian-inspired meals. It’s perfect to serve for lunch with a salad or as a soup course for dinner.
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup using the Mealthy Multipot and Handblend
I have a handful of favorite soup recipes to make for Christmas Eve, but this recipe for creamy tomato basil soup is by far one of the simplest and tastiest to make. It’s especially convenient when you can make it in the Mealthy Multipot and use their new Handblend to make it nice and smooth. Even better? You can easily make this recipe year round. No need to wait for Santa as all of the ingredients are easy to find at most grocery stores no matter the season.
The Mealthy Multipot is a fantastic multicooker. It pressure cooks, and you can also use it as a slow cooker among several other functions. For this recipe, I’m using it as a slow cooker. I’m also using the Mealthy Handblend in the Multipot. It’s an immersion blender that does a great job with pureeing the tomatoes so that the soup gets a perfect consistency.
The Handblend is truly handy! It is made from high-quality stainless steel, the blades are super sharp, and you can adjust the 10 speeds easily on the handle. The Handblend cleans up easily, and you can also use it to make smoothies, chop veggies, and make sauces either in the pot or the convenient cup attachments. It makes soup making a breeze.
We like the Handblend so much, we’re doing a #MealthyMoms giveaway! Be sure to make it to the bottom of the post as that’s where you’ll find the Handblend giveaway.
Ingredients you need to make creamy tomato basil soup
This recipe is great to serve for holiday gatherings or if you want left overs. It makes 14 one cup servings. The soup also freezes well.
To make the soup, you will need:
- 2 28 oz cans of Cento San Marzano Peeled Tomatoes
- 1 28 oz can of Tomato Sauce
- 1 6 oz can of Tomato Paste (I like the one from Hunts with Basil, Garlic, and Oregano)
- 2 Tbsp Minced Garlic
- 2 Tbsp Italian Seasoning
- 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream
- Fresh Basil to taste and for garnish
How to make the creamy tomato basil soup
- Turn your Mealthy MultiPot to sautee.
- Add your olive oil and minced garlic and saute the garlic for 3 minutes or until you have a nice aroma.
- Turn your MultiPot to Slow Cook and add the following: peeled tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and Italian Seasoning. Set the slow cook timer to 1 hour. Since it’s a multi-pot, it will cook for longer than 1 hour as it will come to the slow cooking temperature first, and then the timer will begin to count down.
- Open the MultiPot and add fresh basil.
- Immerse the Handblend into the MultiPot and begin to blend the soup. I like to start slow and work my way up to a faster speed. I also like to move the Handblend around the pot to make sure I’ve blended the peeled tomatoes to my preferred consistency.
- Pour two cups of Heavy Whipping Cream to the soup and blend with the Handblend until thoroughly mixed.
- Set the MultiPot back on slow cook for an additional 20 minutes.
- Serve in bowls garnished with a couple of fresh basil leaves.
Pro Tip: If you’re serving a large meal, the Mealthy MultiPot will keep the soup warm for you after you cook it. After it shuts off the slow cooking cycle, it immediately switches to the “keep warm” function. It’s so helpful when you need to keep your stove top and oven busy preparing and warming other dishes.
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Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
Ingredients
- 2 28 oz cans Cento San Marzano Peeled Tomatoes
- 1 28 oz can Tomato Sauce
- 1 6 oz can Tomato Paste
- 2 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 2 tsbp Italian Seasoning
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream
- Fresh Basil to taste and for garnish
Instructions
- Turn your Mealthy MultiPot to sautee.
- Add your olive oil and minced garlic and saute the garlic for 3 minutes or until you have a nice aroma.
- Turn your MultiPot to Slow Cook and add the following: peeled tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and Italian Seasoning.
- Set the slow cook timer to 1 hour. Since it’s a multi-pot, it will cook for longer than 1 hour as it will come to the slow cooking temperature first, and then the timer will begin to count down.
- Open the MultiPot and add fresh basil.
- Immerse the Handblend into the MultiPot and begin to blend the soup. I like to start slow. I also like to move the Handblend around the pot to make sure I’ve blended the peeled tomatoes to my preferred consistency.
- Pour two cups of Heavy Whipping Cream to the soup and blend with the Handblend until thoroughly mixed.
- Set the MultiPot back on slow cook for an additional 20 minutes.
- Serve in bowls garnished with a couple of fresh basil leaves.
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