Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Parmesan Meatballs
Luscious creamy tomato soup with mini tender meatballs. This is the ultimate comfort food. Serve it with a grilled cheese for obvious reasons.
Yield: 4-6 Servings
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Parmesan Meatballs
Prep time: 1 MinCook time: 1 MinTotal time: 2 Min
Ingredients
Tomato Basil Soup
- 2 - 28oz cans San Marzano Whole Peeled Tomatoes
- 1 cup Chicken Stock, low sodium/unsalted
- 1 cup Yellow Onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup Carrot, chopped
- 1/2 cup Celery, chopped
- 2 Garlic Cloves, whole
- 1 TB Tomato Paste
- 1 bunch Basil Leaves (about 1 cup)
- 4 sprigs Thyme
- 1 inch Parmesan Rind
- 1/2 cup Cream
- 1 tsp Granulated Sugar
- Kosher Salt
- Black Pepper
- Olive Oil
- Grated Parmesan, for serving
Meatballs
- 1 pound Ground Beef
- 1/2 cup Basil, chopped
- 1/4 cup Parmesan, grated
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 cup Onion, chopped
- 3 Garlic Cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup Breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup Milk
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt
- Black Pepper
Instructions
Tomato Basil Soup
- Heat a large pot with olive oil to medium/low heat.
- Add in onion, carrot, celery and garlic.
- Season with salt and pepper and sweat down for about 10 minutes.
- Add in tomato paste and chicken stock.
- Add in thyme, basil, tomatoes, parmesan rind.
- Bring to a boil, then cover and lower to simmer for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, uncover the soup and continue to simmer for another 20 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and allow to cool down a bit before blending.
- Remove parmesan rind and thyme sprigs and blend soup until smooth using a blender or immersion blender.
- Add in cream, sugar and season with salt and pepper.
- Add in meatballs and simmer for a couple minutes.
- Finish soup with a drizzle of olive oil, grated parmesan and chopped basil.
Meatballs
- Sweat onions and garlic in a pan with olive oil until translucent. Set aside to cool. If you add this into the mixture while hot it may scramble the egg.
- Combine milk and breadcrumbs together and let sit until the milk is fully absorbed.
- Once the onions and garlic have cooled, combine all ingredients in a bowl and gently mix together.
- Scoop about 1 TB amount of filling and roll into mini meatballs.
- Heat pan with olive oil to medium heat.
- Sear meatballs on all sides and add into the tomato soup.
