Grammy's Kitchen · Tomato Soup · Instant Pot Tomato Basil Soup
One of 78 tomato soup recipes we measured
from tastesbetterfromscratch.com
It ranks #78 of 78 for body among the tomato soup recipes we compared. 136 cooks on tastesbetterfromscratch.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 78.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 207% | 53% |
| dairy | 0% | 4% |
| fat | 20% | 3% |
| aromatics | 30% | 13% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| protein add | 16% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 14 g | 1 Tablespoon olive oil |
| 128 g | 1 cup carrot (chopped) |
| 160 g | 1 cup onion (chopped) |
| 101 g | 1 cup celery (chopped) |
| 411 g | 2 14.5 ounce cans diced tomatoes (undrained) |
| 33 g | 2 Tablespoons tomato paste |
| 960 g | 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves (chopped, (or 1 Tbsp dried basil)) |
| 1 g | 1 teaspoon Dried oregano |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup butter |
| 60 g | 1/2 cup all-purpose flour |
| 100 g | 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese |
| 363 g | 1 1/2 cups half and half |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
Method: 8 steps, published by tastesbetterfromscratch.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I’ve made this soup a few times now for our family dinner and once for a potluck at work. Everyone loves this soup! I serve it with either Texas toast or with a grilled cheese sandwich (we use sourdough bread for the grilled cheese). I usually use canned Sa” — a cook, 5.0★
“Thank you for your recipe! I loved the creamy texture of this soup & creaminess was perfect. If you are making tomato basil soup like you would get from chained restaurant recipes, this is not for you. It will not be as sweet as you would expect & toma” — a cook, 4.0★