Keto Tomato Soup

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 1 30

Total Time 2

Servings Bowls

Calories 264kcal

3 Pounds Tomatoes quartered, and roughly the same size. I used heirloom, Romas work as well.
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon Kosher Salt
1 1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
8 Pieces Bacon + more for topping
1 Cup Yellow Onion chopped
1 Tablespoon Garlic minced
4 Cups Fresh Basil fresh, loosely packed. + more for topping
1 Teaspoon Fresh Thyme Leaves
1/4 Teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
1 Quart Chicken Stock
1/4 Cup Heavy Cream option to use more for topping

Prep. Preheat oven to 400 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Tomatoes. Toss quartered tomatoes (3 lbs) in olive oil (1/4 cup), salt (1 tablespoon), and pepper (1 1/2 teaspoon) and spread onto a baking sheet. Bake for 45 minutes, or until the edges start to brown (will vary depending on how small your slices are).
Crisp + Saute. Meanwhile, cook bacon (8 pieces) in a large 8-quart stockpot until crisp. Set cooked bacon aside on a paper towel-lined plate. Remove all but 2 tablespoons of bacon grease from the stockpot. Add chopped onion (1 cup) and saute until soft, about 8 minutes. Add minced garlic (1 tablespoon), and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
Simmer. Stir in the roasted tomatoes and any juices from the pan, along with the fresh basil (4 cups), thyme (1 teaspoon), crushed red pepper flakes (1/4 teaspoon), and chicken stock (1 quart). Bring soup to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered for 40 minutes.
Blend. Ladle soup into a blender, along with the bacon and heavy cream. Blend until the soup is smooth.
Serve. Top with fresh basil, and additional crumbled bacon. Enjoy!

I prefer to blender the soup in a blender, as it makes it smoother AND is easier to measure a portion from! I use my Blendtec Blender for this.
To cut more carbs: Skip the onion. This adds 1.8 g carbs per serving.
Serving Size: Since everyone will reduce a different amount of liquid from the soup (based on heat in stockpot and time cooking) it's difficult to say the exact size of a serving. For most accurate calculation, divide your soup before eating a portion.
Nutritional information is based on 1 bowl of soup, if you divide this soup into 8 bowls.

Delicious recipe from Lindsey Hyland // www.thelittlepine.com