Tomato Basil Soup Recipe

Name: Skinny Tomato Basil Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 stalks celery, rough chopped; 1 small onion, rough chopped; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tablespoon butter; 3 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes with Basil, Garlic, and Oregano; 1 14.5 oz can chicken broth or 2 cups water and 2 chicken bouillon's; 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced; 1 8oz low-fat neufatchel cream cheese, cubed; 1 tablespoon sugar or agave; sea salt and pepper to taste

by Ruthie | Last Updated: February 18, 2021

Tomato Basil Soup Recipe is one of our most popular recipes ever posted on Cooking with Ruthie and with that kind of introduction you will want to make sure and make some tonight! It’s one of those recipes that can be whipped together in just a few minutes. Skinny Tomato Basil Soup is one of my most favorite soups in the whole world… AND there’s no guilt with this recipe because it’s a skinny version that tastes like the real deal! You’ll love it.

It’s absolutely wonderful and goes perfectly with the Avocado Havarti Grilled Cheese sandwich that I posted last week too. Tomato Basil Soup is delicious and skinnier version of the traditional Tomato Basil Soup recipe, I’m sure you’ll agree it’s amazing.

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Yield: 8

Skinny Tomato Basil Soup

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

2 stalks celery, rough chopped
1 small onion, rough chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon butter
3 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes with Basil, Garlic, and Oregano
1 14.5 oz can chicken broth or 2 cups water and 2 chicken bouillon's
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced
1 8oz low-fat neufatchel cream cheese, cubed
1 tablespoon sugar or agave
sea salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

In a blender or food processor add celery, onion, and garlic; pulse until small pieces or pureed.
In a large stock pot over medium heat, melt butter.
Pour into pot and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes or until fragrant. (don't wash container)
Add tomatoes, broth, basil to pot; bring to boil, stirring occasionally.
Cover pot and reduce to medium low; simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Carefully pour 1 cup of hot soup into blender or food processor, add cubed cream cheese, blend on high until smooth.
Stir cream cheese mixture into soup, add sugar or agave, add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve immediately.
Enjoy!
* If you prefer a completely smooth soup then process soup through blender or food processor in batches.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 143Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 563mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 2gSugar: 6gProtein: 3g

Tomato Basil Soup by www.whatscookingwithruthie.com

AND seriously what goes better with Tomato Basil Soup than grilled cheese? Nothing.

So, here is a super delicious Avocado Havarti Grilled Cheese to go deliciously along with it…

Avocado Havarti Grilled Cheese

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Comments

Winnie says

March 19, 2013 at 2:43 pm

YUMMY! I can almost smell the aroma of this soup
I looooooove soup and I LOVE basil
I’m definitely going to make this soup, but with vegetable broth (I’m a vegetarian)

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- Ruthie says
  
  March 20, 2013 at 1:35 pm
  
  It’s really delicious… like I need to make some more really soon! xoxo~ Ruthie
  
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Foster says

March 19, 2013 at 4:09 pm

This recipe is a keeper. I love tomato basil soup. The first time I had some was on the River Walk in
San Antonio. Mmmm. I’m going to give this a try.

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- Ruthie says
  
  March 20, 2013 at 1:36 pm
  
  You’ll be thrilled with this version… it’s amazing! THanks for the nice comment. Have a great day! xoxo~ Ruthie
  
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Cindy @Hun... What's for Dinner? says

March 20, 2013 at 4:03 pm

This soup looks wonderful!! Thank you for sharing with Simple Supper Tuesday.

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DeeAnna says

March 20, 2013 at 10:31 pm

Thank you! I can’t wait to try this recipe.

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- Ruthie says
  
  March 21, 2013 at 10:08 am
  
  Sure! Thanks for the fun comment. You’ll love this soup- it’s SO good! Have a wonderful day 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
  
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nikki says

March 21, 2013 at 4:05 pm

I’m in Heaven!! A skinny tomato basil soup! Thank you 🙂

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- Ruthie says
  
  March 21, 2013 at 9:56 pm
  
  You’ll be so happy with this soup… seriously good! Thanks for the nice comment 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
  
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Trinity says

March 21, 2013 at 10:41 pm

This looks delicious. I’m going to try it!

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- Ruthie says
  
  March 22, 2013 at 8:51 am
  
  Let me know how it goes… I’m sure it will be a hit! Thanks for dropping by and come back again soon:) xoxo~ Ruthie
  
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Linda @Mixed Kreations says

March 25, 2013 at 9:26 am

Yum!!! This looks sooo delicious. I love tomato basil soup. Thank you for sharing. Pinning!

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- Ruthie says
  
  March 25, 2013 at 9:39 am
  
  THanks for the nice comment… you’ll be super happy with this soup! YUM! xoxo~ Ruthie
  
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Cindy @Hun... What's for Dinner? says

March 26, 2013 at 1:59 pm

Your soup looks wonderful! Thank you for sharing with Simple Supper Tuesday!

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- Ruthie says
  
  March 26, 2013 at 2:54 pm
  
  Oh my… it is wonderful! Seriously, you must try 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
  
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Olivia says

June 21, 2013 at 2:11 pm

I really really enjoyed this soup! For me it’s good hot or cold depending on the weather. I only used 4oz cream cheese and ended up blending until it was almost smooth with an immersion blender. It came out so creamy with minimal about of fat! Great for any season!

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Jennifer says

December 30, 2013 at 9:18 pm

just made this – sooooo good! I love basil so I added extra 🙂

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- Ruthie says
  
  December 30, 2013 at 9:29 pm
  
  Isn’t it amazing! I love this one too… fabulous with grilled cheese 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
  
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Katie says

January 16, 2014 at 11:22 am

Made this, it was delicious!!

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Pam says

November 29, 2014 at 3:35 pm

WOW just made this and the flavor is amazing!!! Thank you so much

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- Ruthie says
  
  November 30, 2014 at 9:05 am
  
  Hi Pam… this soup is wonderful! I love it too 🙂 Thank you for the sweet comment- it made my day. xoxo~ Ruthie
  
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donna says

February 1, 2015 at 4:19 pm

This soup was delicious ! Fast easy and low calories. Thank you ! Made with a low calorie grilled cheese and it was terrific !

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- Ruthie says
  
  February 1, 2015 at 5:45 pm
  
  That’s so awesome! I love hearing back on recipes~ Thank you! I totally need to make this one again soon- it is SO good 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
  
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Nanci says

November 5, 2015 at 9:13 am

Ruthie, Ruthie, Ruthie, this is the BEST tomato soup I’ve ever eaten. I can’t believe how easy it is to make too. I shared it with my family and they love it too. THANK YOU!!!

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- Ruthie says
  
  November 6, 2015 at 6:08 am
  
  Hi Nanci! Your comment brought a big smile- I’m so happy you love this soup as much as I do! It’s a keeper for sure. I hope you have a wonderful weekend 🙂
  xoxoxo~ Ruthie
  
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Juanita C says

January 17, 2016 at 11:34 am

Made this today!! I am blown away. Thank you for this restaurant quality skinny tomato basil soup recipe! I added a little bit of red pepper flakes for heat! Perfect!

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- Ruthie says
  
  January 18, 2016 at 3:38 pm
  
  Thank you!! I’m so happy that you loved it so much… the red pepper flakes are probably amazing in there too! Have a great day! xoxo~ Ruthie
  
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Katie says

January 20, 2016 at 6:00 pm

The recipe states “3 (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes.” Does this mean 3 tomatoes or 3 cans of diced tomatoes (each being 14.5 oz). Thanks for the clarification!

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- Ruthie says
  
  January 20, 2016 at 6:09 pm
  
  Hi Katie… thank you for asking. It does call for 3 (14.5 ounce) cans of the diced tomatoes. I adjusted the recipe so it reads more clearly now. You’ll love this soup!! Enjoy 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
  
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  - Katie says
    
    January 21, 2016 at 8:39 am
    
    Thanks so much! I can’t wait to try it! 🙂
Stephanie says

January 24, 2016 at 4:59 pm

Any idea how many calories per serving?

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- Ruthie says
  
  January 25, 2016 at 1:58 am
  
  I haven’t done a calorie count on it but there are several on line that are great for plugging recipes into… sorry not to be more helpful! You’ll love this soup so much 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
  
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Lauren says

January 29, 2017 at 5:21 pm

I saw this serves 8, do you have an exact break down of serving size? (i.e. 1 cup, etc.) thanks so much! Made tonight, delish!

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- Ruthie says
  
  January 31, 2017 at 8:13 pm
  
  Hi Lauren… I’m so glad you liked this recipe! It’s a fave of ours too. I’m thinking it’s about a cup each serving but I don’t remember exactly. xoxo~ Ruthie
  
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Kerrie says

February 12, 2018 at 4:21 pm

What do you do with the basil leaves? Do you put the whole leaves in the soup or chop the leaves?

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- Ruthie says
  
  February 13, 2018 at 7:14 pm
  
  Hi! You can add them thinly sliced… they end up smaller pieces once the soup is processed through the blender. This soup is SO good! enjoy!
  
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