This roasted bell pepper and tomato soup is the perfect soup to kick off soup season! It has all the goodness you come to expect from a tomato soup, with just a hint of sweetness from the bell peppers. Pair it with a classic grilled cheese or my grilled cheese garlic bread bites (recipe below) and you’ve got yourself a five star meal! Trust me, this will knock your socks off!
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Roasted Bell Pepper and Tomato Soup
Equipment
- standard blender or immersion blender
Ingredients
- 8-10 medium sized tomatoes, quartered
- 1 onion, quartered
- 2 sweet bell peppers, quartered red, orange or yellow – not green
- 3-4 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- salt to taste
- fresh cracked pepper to taste
- crushed red pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup fresh basil
- 1 cup chicken stock or vegetable stock
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a baking dish, toss tomatoes, onions, sweet bell peppers, garlic, salt, pepper and crushed red pepper with extra virgin olive oil.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and stir.
- Bake for another 15-30 minutes until peppers and onions are tender.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool.
- Blend bell pepper and tomato mixture in a standard blender with chicken stock and fresh basil until smooth. You can use an immersion blender or hand blender if preferred. Do NOT put hot soup in a blender!!!
- If the soup has cooled completely, you will need to reheat in a before enjoying.
TYPES OF SWEET BELL PEPPERS
You can use any combination of sweet bell peppers you have on hand. I make this recipe differently each time based on what I have. You really can’t go wrong. Just make sure you are using sweet bell peppers (red, orange or yellow). Do not use green peppers with this recipe. It will give it a completely different taste and won’t be very appealing.
EQUIPMENT
For this recipe, you will need a standard blender or an immersion blender. This Ninja blender is a great option if you’re in the market. I also personally have a Cuisinart immersion blender (or hand blender) and it has worked great for years.
STAUB CAST IRON DUTCH OVEN TOMATO COCOTTE
While a Dutch oven shaped like a tomato isn’t necessary for the success of this recipe, it sure doesn’t hurt. This Staub cast iron Dutch oven tomato is just the cutest vessel to serve your soup from.
CAN YOU FREEZE LEFTOVERS?
This roasted bell pepper and tomato soup freezes extremely well! I always have leftovers to freeze. I especially love to freeze in individual servings so I can have fresh tomato soup throughout the winter whenever I want.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Crackers and grilled cheese are always a classic for tomato soup, but these grilled cheese garlic bread bites will blow your mind! They are the perfect combination of grilled cheese and garlic bread. Serve them up as bites, or cut into thin strips for dippers. Feel free to leave whole as pictured below if desired.
Grilled Cheese Garlic Bread Bites
Ingredients
- 1 French loaf
- 1 stick unsalted butter (8 tablespoons)
- 3 cloves garlic
- 8 slices American cheese
- shredded cheddar cheese to taste
- shredded parmesan cheese to taste
- fresh parsley, chopped to taste
- garlic salt to taste
- fresh cracked pepper to taste
- crushed red pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Slice a French loaf in half length wise.
- In a small bowl, combine chopped garlic with softened unsalted butter. Spread over the loaf. Top with garlic salt, fresh cracked pepper and crushed red pepper – all to taste.
- Top with American cheese, cheddar, parmesan and fresh chopped parsley.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and browned on the edges. Allow to bake a little longer if you prefer it crispy.
- Cut into bite sized pieces and enjoy!
Notes
I hope you enjoy this roasted bell pepper and tomato soup recipe! I cannot recommend the grilled cheese garlic bread bites with it enough! My husband won’t stop talking about how delicious this was – and he doesn’t even like tomato soup!
Looking for other comforting delicious recipes? Try my Pumpkin Brie with Bacon!
Thanks for stopping by!
-The Chic(ish) Chick
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