Campbell's Soup makes you...
Okay, okay, I know. Tomato Soup Wanda? Are you for real?
Well, here's the deal. My kids really like Campbell's Tomato Soup (I put grated cheese in the bottom of the bowl - you know... YUM) and my daughter even likes it in her school lunch thermos. So, I wonder if instead of buying these stupid cans of the stuff, can't I just make it? I started searching. It's not as easy as I thought it would be to find a recipe for the stuff. But, 'A-Hybriding' (again, new word made up by me right here and now - DANG!) I go. I found a recipe from Joy at Joy the Baker and I also consulted one of my all-time cookbook favourites the 'More With Less' Cookbook. The picture on that site looks pretty much exactly like my own well-used copy.
So, since I'm just getting over the stomach flu and can't really handle much else on my stomach anyway (in fact it's been roughly 36 hrs since I've eaten! Not that I'm counting ;-), I think that it's the perfect time to test run this sucker.
Cream of Tomato Soup (my version)
1/2 an onion, diced small
4 Tbsp butter
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp flour
3 Tbsp Tomato Paste (had some frozen and finally got to use it up! Yeah)
2 cups Chicken Stock (also had some in the freezer but supplemented with a bit of bouillion)
Sea Salt and pepper (I used quite a bit of salt but everything, including the tomatoes were 'no salt' so season to taste)
1/4 (or thereabouts) of brown sugar
Basil (didn't have fresh but used some dry about 2 or 3 tsp.)
dash of Pepper Sauce (this is optional though)
2 cans of italian tomatoes (I used whole but ground them up in this handy food grinder that I got for a birthday gift a couple of years ago - Awesome! See picture at right)
1/2 cup of milk (I used 2% but whole or cream would be much better)
heat large dutch oven.
Melt butter and add onion. Saute onion until it's clear then add flour and spices. Incorporate everything together and then add tomato paste and stock. Once that is incorporated and has thickened just a bit, add the tomatoes. Let that simmer for about 5 minutes and then add milk (I used cold milk right from the fridge). Let this simmer (try not to let it come to a full boil) until ready to eat. If you are feeling particularly energetic (not me today but maybe tomorrow) you could make some Apple Cheddar Cookies or Cheddar Scones to go with this.
Melt butter and add onion. Saute onion until it's clear then add flour and spices. Incorporate everything together and then add tomato paste and stock. Once that is incorporated and has thickened just a bit, add the tomatoes. Let that simmer for about 5 minutes and then add milk (I used cold milk right from the fridge). Let this simmer (try not to let it come to a full boil) until ready to eat. If you are feeling particularly energetic (not me today but maybe tomorrow) you could make some Apple Cheddar Cookies or Cheddar Scones to go with this.
The result was good. I would definitely do this again. In future, I would include some garlic, roasted garlic would be even better. I used homemade chicken stock which had some chicken pieces in it so I had to fish them out. It was still not as smooth as the canned stuff but nothing that an immersion blender (still haven't replaced my Braun which lasted for about 15 yrs - and it was already second hand) wouldn't fix. Taste was good. I would guess that I spent about $5.00 max on this recipe and it yielded about 5 bought cans of soup. Comes out a little cheaper but the taste is more than worth it. Plus, now I know exactly what is going into my kids bellies.
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- Wanda Thorne
- St Michael's Choir School is celebrating it's 75th anniversary year of service to St Michael's Cathedral. Part of the school celebration is a trip to Italy where our boys from Grades 5 - 12 will be performing and celebrating Mass. This blog will be chronicling our adventures. Wanda Thorne is the Vocal Coach at St Michael's Choir School. Gerard Lewis is the Grade 7/8 Homeroom teacher at the Choir School.
About Me
- Wanda Thorne
- St Michael's Choir School is celebrating it's 75th anniversary year of service to St Michael's Cathedral. Part of the school celebration is a trip to Italy where our boys from Grades 5 - 12 will be performing and celebrating Mass. This blog will be chronicling our adventures. Wanda Thorne is the Vocal Coach at St Michael's Choir School. Gerard Lewis is the Grade 7/8 Homeroom teacher at the Choir School.
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