TOMATO ALPHABET SOUP
A taste of nostalgia can be comforting. Inspired by the childhood favorite, canned tomato soup, this homemade version yields a lush and satisfying meal culled from kitchen staples. The process of separating your canned tomatoes from their juices, cooking them until caramelized and enhancing their strength with concentrated tomato paste helps develop deep roasted tomato flavor. If you can't find alphabet pasta, any other small pasta will be delicious.
Provided by Maggie Ruggiero
Categories dinner, easy, lunch, noodles, soups and stews, vegetables, appetizer, main course
Time 50m
Yield 4 to 6 servings (about 8 cups)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a heavy pot over medium heat. Stir in onion and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring often, until onions are softened, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in carrot and celery, and cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, about 10 minutes.
- While the vegetables cook, strain the tomatoes over a bowl, separating the juice from the whole tomatoes, then squeeze the tomatoes over the liquid. Add the squeezed tomatoes and the tomato paste to the pot and cook, stirring frequently, until tomatoes start to caramelize, about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in salted boiling water according to packing instructions. Reserve 1 cup of cooking liquid, strain, then return pasta to the pasta pot and gently stir in remaining 2 tablespoons butter; season to taste with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Add the tomato juices from the bowl and 2 cups water to the soup pot, stirring to scrape up any caramelized bits. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook, partly covered, until the vegetables are very tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Using an immersion or countertop blender, pureé the soup until very smooth. (If using a countertop blender, blend in batches with a kitchen towel over the lid of the blender.) Stir in pasta water as needed to thin soup to desired consistency. Stir in buttered alphabets and adjust seasoning. Divide among soup bowls.
QUICK TOMATO ALPHABET SOUP
Make and share this Quick Tomato Alphabet Soup recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Derf2440
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 27m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium high heat.
- Add onion, carrot and celery, saute 4 minutes or until tender.
- Add broth, basil, pepper and tomatoes, bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer 15 minutes.
- Stir in 1/2 cup pasta.
- Remove from heat, let stand 5 minutes.
- Place half of the tomato mixture in a blender and process until smooth.
- Pour pureed soup into a large bowl, repeat procedure with remaining tomato mixture.
- Return pureed soup to pan; stir in remaining pasta and milk.
- Cook over medium high heat 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently, do not boil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 241.1, Fat 5.5, SaturatedFat 3.1, Cholesterol 13.4, Sodium 350.9, Carbohydrate 41.7, Fiber 4, Sugar 9.7, Protein 7.6
TOMATO ALPHABET SOUP
Categories Soup/Stew Tomato Vegetarian Quick & Easy
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery; sauté 4 minutes or until tender. Add broth, basil, pepper, and tomatoes, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup pasta. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Place half of tomato mixture in a blender, and process until smooth. Pour puréed soup into a large bowl. Repeat procedure with remaining tomato mixture. Return puréed soup to pan; stir in remaining pasta and milk. Cook over medium-high heat 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently (do not boil). Yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 1 cup) NUTRITION PER SERVING CALORIES 175(27% from fat); FAT 5.2g (sat 2.9g,mono 1.3g,poly 0.2g); PROTEIN 6.1g; CHOLESTEROL 13mg; CALCIUM 93mg; SODIUM 492mg; FIBER 4g; IRON 1.3mg; CARBOHYDRATE 27.9g
TOMATO BASIL ALPHABET SOUP
Steps:
- Heat oil in large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add leek, celery and sugar and cook 3 minutes, until tender. Add thyme and cayenne pepper and stir to coat. Transfer mixture to blender and add diced tomatoes. Puree until smooth and return puree to stockpot. Place pot over high heat, add broth and bring mixture to a boil. Stir in pasta and cook 3 minutes, until pasta is tender. Remove from heat and stir in basil. Season with s&p.
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