Tomato Soup with Roasted Garlic and Basil
This homemade Tomato Soup with Roasted Garlic and Basil is a blend of garden fresh tomatoes, roasted garlic and fresh basil. Tasty and healthy, serve as is or add pasta, rice or toasted baguette topped with melted parmesan cheese.
I have a ton of fresh tomatoes from my garden this year, so what does one do with all those tomatoes? I make the ultimate comfort food, tomato soup or Tomato Bocconcini Pasta. Made from scratch tomato soup is easy to prepare and has exceptional flavor with a creamy texture.
Garden fresh, vine ripened tomatoes, roasted garlic cloves and fresh basil pack a ton of flavor! In addition to enjoying delicious roasted garlic tomato soup with basil, you have the comfort of knowing this soup has no additives or preservatives. Wow! an ingredient list you can pronounce! Double the recipe as it tastes even better the next day.
Keep it healthy and serve with a side salad like Santa Fe Salad. Need something a bit more hearty, topped with croutons or serve with Butternut Squash Scones.
How to make tomato soup
Start by roasting the garlic. Learn “how to make roasted garlic” with this quick video.
Easy method for peeling fresh tomatoes
While the garlic is roasting prepare the fresh tomatoes by peeling them. This video demonstrates “Easy Method for peeling fresh tomatoes“.
Next Steps for preparing Fresh tomato soup
Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot. Add the onions and sauté.
Stir in the tomatoes and roasted garlic.
Add chicken broth, fresh chopped basil, salt and pepper. Simmer for 40 minutes.
Next, using an immersion blender puree the soup and stir in the cream. Cook an additional 10 minutes.
For an exceptionally flavorful Tomato Soup use my Homemade Chicken Stock instead of store-bought broth. For a vegetarian version use a vegetable broth.
What to serve with creamy homemade tomato soup?
- The ultimate comfort food combination is tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich, but my Taco Beef Grilled Cheese Sandwich would taste fantastic with this soup.
- Butternut Squash Scones are great for dipping.
- I like to garnish with toasted baguette and parmesan cheese.
Additional extras you can add.
- Make this into a hearty soup and serve as a main course by adding cooked pasta or quinoa.
- Add cooked rice for a tomato rice soup.
- Spice up the tomato soup by adding red pepper flakes.
Homemade soup recipes your family will love
Nothing says comfort food more than homemade soup!
This post was originally published May 15, 2014. Occasionally I update with fresh tips, content, and photos. Current update September 4. 2025.
Tomato Soup with Roasted Garlic and Basil
Ingredients
- 3 lbs fresh ripe tomatoes skins removed
- 1 medium onion finely diced
- 1 bulb garlic roasted
- 1/4 cup fresh basil finely chopped
- 6 cups chicken broth vegetable broth will also work
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper season to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt season to taste
Instructions
Prepare the roasted garlic
- Step by step instructional video.
Prepare the fresh tomatoes
- While garlic is roasting peel the tomatoes. Instructional video for an easy method for removing the skin from fresh tomatoes.
- Next, using a large pot or dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add diced onions and sauté on medium heat until golden brown.
- Stir in the tomatoes, roasted garlic, broth, basil, salt and pepper.
- Simmer the soup for 40 minutes.
- Next, using an immersion blender puree the soup.
- Stir in the cream and simmer for additional 10 minutes.
- Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
Hey! Looking forward to trying – quick questions.
1- Does it matter what kind of onion is used ?
2- What chicken or vegetable broth would you recommend?
Hi Patty, I used just a regular yellow onion, and for broth I like Knorr ready to serve. Keep in mind some broths are saltier than others, so tasty test to add any salt.
Made this the other day and it was delicious! I used Roma’s but they were not the sweetest and ripest so next time, I’m going to try some fresh big boys or whatever are the best at the time. It’s August so we should have some good ones at this time. Thanks for this wonderful recipe.
Thank you Diane, yes this is the perfect time of year to make it with garden fresh tomatoes.
Hello Laureen,
Hope you are doing well. I want to try this recipe, but I do not own an immersion blender. How should I proceed? Please let me know. Thanks.
Hi Emmie, an immersion blender will make the soup nice and smooth. You can try whisking it vigorously to break up all the pieces of tomato. Even using blender will work.
I can a lot of tomatoes and sauce….you most likely do not even need to peel the tomatoes. When you use an immersion blender after tomatoes cook the skins will blend just fine. It may make your soup a bit thicker.
If I were to do the garlic then put everything in a crock pot on low before I left for work do you think it would be ok?
I use six cans of diced tomatoes and it works very well!
What are the things floating on the top in the picture? The recipe sounds fabulous!
Chopped up chives I used as a tasty garnish.