Final week, fall climate lastly fell, and together with wrapping myself in sweaters and admiring the altering leaves on my Brooklyn block, I used to be craving soup. Significantly tomato soup, and principally as a result of I had a contemporary loaf of sourdough and a beneficiant hunk of Jarlsberg cheese (cue Adrian Grenier in The Satan Wears Prada) hanging out in my kitchen. The grilled cheese plan was sorted, however the one factor I used to be lacking? Precise tomato soup.
Certain, I may have opened my entrance door, run down the block to any one in every of my neighborhood’s fancy grocery shops, and picked up an artisanal mix of basil and nightshades—however did I point out it’s fall, and there’s a chill within the air? So as a substitute, I opened my pantry cupboard doorways and noticed a jar of Rao’s Roasted Crimson Pepper Tomato Sauce. And what’s tomato soup however a thinned down tomato sauce anyway, proper? I additionally discovered some vegetable inventory in my pantry. This might work.
I did a couple of minutes of Googling to substantiate my hunch—sure, tomato sauce is mainly thick tomato soup—and I went to work. I poured the whole contents of the Rao’s jar right into a saucepan and added a cup of vegetable inventory, although I ought to point out that soup consistency is a private resolution, and I encourage you to comply with your coronary heart throughout this step. Then I added about half a cup of half-and-half we had within the fridge. As a result of the tomato sauce already had taste, there wasn’t way more so as to add than salt and pepper—however my husband shredded some parmesan cheese excessive, and I had zero complaints. We warmed it up for about 10 minutes, the right period of time to grill up some cheese sandwiches, and dinner was prepared.
To recap:
1 24-oz can of tomato sauce
1 c (or so) of vegetable inventory
1/2 c half-and-half
Shredded parmesan cheese to prime
You’ll be able to regulate the recipe nonetheless you want by including garlic and basil, or swapping out dairy for oat milk or almond milk. I’d even need to strive a model with one other taste sauce. One of the best half is, you possibly can mess around with the substances as a lot as you need, and for those who’re fortunate, by no means as soon as have to depart the home.
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