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5 Ingredient Tomato Soup

  • Two 28-ounce cans of crushed tomatoes
  • 1 stick (8 tablespoons) salted butter
  • yellow onion, peel removed and cut into 4 chunks
  • 3–4 cloves smashed garlic (optional)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  1. Make the Tomato Soup: Put the tomatoes, butter, and onion in a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Bring it up to a low bubble, then turn the heat to medium low. Cover partially with a lid; let it simmer for 45 minutes. Stir every 15 minutes or so to prevent scorching on the bottom.
  2. Remove Onion Chunks: Remove the onion pieces using tongs. I leave the garlic in there, but that’s up to you!
  3. Blend the Tomato Soup: Using an immersion blender, blend up the soup until it’s a smooth as you want it. Taste and adjust; you can thin it out with milk, water, broth, cream, whatever you want; I just leave it as-is!
  4. Serve: Serve tomato soup with garlic bread, grilled cheese, croutons, crackers, pesto, whatever you like!