4.9 from 102 votes
Tomato Cheddar Soup Recipe
This tomato cheddar soup with grilled cheese croutons is exactly what we crave on a cold rainy day. It's an easy-to-make recipe that uses mostly pantry ingredients, and it's ready in just 30 minutes!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 370 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 28 ounce can fire-roasted tomatoes or diced tomatoes
- 2 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
- 1 teaspoon EACH: dried thyme, salt, and pepper
- 6 ounces sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- ½ cup whole milk or cream
- Grilled cheese croutons and minced parsley to serve
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook it until it looks transparent, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
- Stir the tomato paste into the onions then let it cook for about 3 minutes, until it begins to smell sweet. Then add the fire-roasted tomatoes, stock, thyme, salt, and pepper to the pot and bring the pot to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
- Blend the soup using either a blender or an immersion blender until it's smooth. See the notes if you're using a regular blender.
- Stir the cheese into the pot a few handfuls at a time. Stir in the milk or cream. Taste the soup and add more salt and pepper, if you'd like.
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Notes
- During recipe testing, we found that some less-expensive cheddar cheese didn't melt into the soup as well as better quality cheese. If your soup doesn't look silky smooth after adding the cheese, blend it one more time.
- We love to serve this soup topped with our grilled cheese croutons!
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 = ¼ of the recipe
Calories
370kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Cholesterol
50mg
(17%)
Sodium
1476mg
(62%)
Potassium
416mg
(12%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
1518IU
(30%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
418mg
(42%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 370
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 = ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 370kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 50mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 1476mg | 62% |
| Potassium | 416mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 1518IU | 30% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 418mg | 42% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.