Name: Tasty Tomato Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 large onion (chopped); 2 cloves garlic (chopped); 1 can tomatoes (28 oz/ 780 ml); 1 can white kidney beans, drained & rinsed (19 oz / 540 ml); .25 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp dried basil or oregano; 2 cups water or low sodium broth; salt (to taste)

Tasty Tomato Soup

This tasty and hearty tomato soup is an all time favourite that you can put together in just 5 minutes. It’s also budget friendly & nutritious providing veggies & protein. Toss a few pantry staples into a pot, cook for 30 min over a stove and enjoy.

Tasty Tomato Soup

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Prep Time 5 mins

Course Soup

Servings 5 1.5 cups / 375 mL each

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 large onion chopped
2 cloves garlic chopped
1 can tomatoes 28 oz/ 780 ml
1 can white kidney beans, drained & rinsed 19 oz / 540 ml
.25 tsp black pepper
1 tsp dried basil or oregano
2 cups water or low sodium broth
salt to taste

Instructions

In a pot, combine oil, onion, garlic and sauté for 3-5 min
Add the large can of tomatoes & rinsed can of beans.
Add dried herbs, pepper, water or broth and simmer for about 30 minutes.

Notes

Video of how to make it. Tomato Soup Recipe Cooking

Kitchen & Nutrition Notes:

White kidney beans are also called Cannellini beans are large white beans . They are popular in Italian cuisine, particularly in Tuscan dishes. Beans are inexpensive and a great way to boost plant based protein and fibre.
Tomatoes’ red pigment comes from lycopene which has antioxidant properties. Foods rich in the red pigment lycopene like tomatoes, have been shown to protect against some kinds of cancer.