This tomato bacon soup is a simple recipe that you can whip up in less than 30 minutes. It's made with kitchen staple ingredients so you can create a delicious lunch or dinner whenever the tomato soup mood strikes! If you think that making tomato soup is difficult, think again! This is the recipe that's been our family's favorite for a few generations. It's almost embarrassingly easy to make but hits the spot when you're craving tomato
Ingredients
6 strips bacon
1 medium onion, minced
3 stalks celery, minced
2 28-ounce cans stewed tomatoes , see notes
1 cup chicken stock
4 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon Better than Bullion, chicken or beef
1 teaspoon honey, or sugar
1 cup whipping cream
Sea salt and pepper, to taste
Method* Cut the bacon into 1 ½ inch pieces and cook them in a soup pot over medium heat until they're nearly crispy. If there is more than 2 tablespoons of oil in the pot after cooking the bacon, remove some of it.
* Raise the heat to medium-high then add the onion and celery to the pot with the bacon and cook until the onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.
* Add the stewed tomatoes, chicken stock, tomato paste, Better than Boullion, and sugar to the pot and bring it to a simmer. Lower the heat and let it simmer for 5 minutes, covering the pot slightly if it splatters.
* Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the cream. Season the soup generously with salt and pepper.