Best Affordable Basic Restaurant Style Tomato And Macaroni Soup Recipes

AFFORDABLE BASIC RESTAURANT-STYLE TOMATO AND MACARONI SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan; bring salted water, onion and pasta to a boil.
• Boil approximately 8 minutes till pasta and onion are cooked; stirring occasionally to ensure pasta does not stick to the bottom of the pan.
• DO NOT DRAIN; add tomato juice and bring back to a slow boil for about another 2 minutes.
• Note: You may wish to cook your onions in a bit of butter or olive oil before adding to the boiling water.

TOMATO SOUP WITH PASTA

Steps:

• Warm the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Once the oil shimmers, add the diced onion and cook, stirring often, until the onion is turning translucent (5 minutes).
• Add the garlic, the turmeric and the basil, and stir to enhance all the flavors for about 1 minute (if you use fresh basil, keep it aside and add it at the end).
• Add the tomato sauce, broth, tomato paste, salt and pepper (¾ tsp of fine salt is fine is you use low sodium vegetable broth, but if you use regular or chicken broth it's better to adjust the seasoning at the end).
• Stir in the pasta and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to maintain a simmer and cook the pasta keeping the lid half way. Stir often.
• The soup will nicely thicken while the pasta is cooking, but trust your judgement and add extra broth if needed of if you prefer a thinner consistency when the pasta is done. Turn the heat off, taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking if needed, and stir in the thorn basil leaves if you use fresh basil.
• Divide into 4 bowls and serve with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, black pepper and grated/shaved parmesan cheese if you wish.

MAMA'S TOMATO MACARONI SOUP

Steps:

• Cook onion and tomatoes together until onion is tender (add water if need to finish cooking process).
• Cook macaroni noodles until tender (as directed on box).
• Drain and mix with tomato and onion.
• Add milk and cheese packet.
• Add butter/margarine and salt and pepper.
• Add water to achieve desired thickness (this cooks up real thick, so I usually add a couple of cups).
• Heat until boiling, then turn off the heat and let sit for a bit before serving.