In addition to painting my nails and eating bon bons all day (lol), I happen to LOVE easy “lazy” meals. After I do homeschool with the girls in the afternoon, I often test and experiment with 2-3 recipes, so by the time dinner rolls around I’m out of steam and don’t want to cook anything else. Which is exactly why I love this Dairy-Free Lazy Mom’s Creamy Tomato Basil Soup. It’s made out of ingredients that I always have on hand, so I don’t have to plan ahead, and it hardly takes any time to make. To keep it a simple “lazy” meal, I normally throw together a quick salad to go along with our soup. Who doesn’t like a good soup and salad? 😉
All my love,
Megan
- 2 tablespoons ghee, olive oil, or coconut oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 4-5 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
- 28 ounces canned crushed tomatoes with basil
- 5 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth for non-vegan
- 1-2 tablespoons palm sugar
- 1/3 cup full fat canned coconut milk
- sea salt & fresh ground black pepper
- In a Dutch oven, warm the oil over medium heat.
- Add the onions and cook until soft, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add the garlic and dried basil and cook for another minute.
- Stir in the crushed tomatoes with basil, vegetable or chicken broth, and palm sugar. Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and use an immersion blender to puree the soup until smooth.
- Stir in canned coconut milk and season to taste with sea salt and fresh ground black pepper.
- Serve with freshly baked Gluten & Dairy Free Dinner Rolls slathered with ghee.
If you can have sheep milk dairy, try sprinkling your soup with a bit of picorino ramano cheese. It's fabulous.
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I LOVE tomato soup, there’s nothing lazy about this – it looks perfect!
Thank you, Vicky!
xoxo
YUM! I’ve wanted to make tomato soup for a long time but just never gotten around to it. This looks easy and delicious 🙂
I know what you mean, Cassidy! 😉 Thank you!
xoxo
So, I shouldn’t use the coconut milk I make myself? So glad to have a tomato soup recipe I can eat though, thank you!!!
Hi Connie,
You’re welcome! 😉 No, you probably don’t want to use your homemade coconut milk. This recipe uses the canned coconut milk because it’s thick and adds just the right amount of “finishing cream” without the dairy!
Megan
Ok, that’s what I thought, thank you for your prompt reply! I love your recipes!
Thank you so much!
Do you think using stewed tomatoes would work as well?
I think stewed tomatoes are more intense in flavor, so I wouldn’t recommend using them.
Yummy and you made it pretty, too! If I had my way, every recipe I make would legitimately be called “lazy.” Good food doesn’t have to take tons of time or be complicated. 🙂
xo,
Shirley
HA! Thank you, Shirley. 😉 I totally agree… love those “lazy” uncomplicated meals. Sometimes they are even more tasty than the complicated ones!
xoxo,
M
This is a great recipe, Megan! And I totally know what you mean about cooking all day and then exhausted by dinner! It takes serious motivation to cook dinner every night. But I find it’s fun to cook and experiment with things during the day – the energy is not coming from the same place, you know.
Gorgeous pictures! And I love tomato soup. Just lovely.
xoxo,
–Am
Hah! I just made tomato soup on the 16th! Nice recipe! 🙂
Hi Megan! I love this! I’m totally with you trying to find shortcuts at the end of the day. I have some “lazy” soups too. LOL about nails and Bon bons.
You had me at Lazy Mom… haha. This recipe sounds perfect! I can’t wait to try it with some grain free grilled cheese sandwiches. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I’m getting ready to make this tonight for the 2nd time, it is so delicious and so easy! I make sure now that I keep cans of the tomatoes on hand so I can whip up a batch when were short on time for dinner. Thank you for these great recipes!
You bet!! I’m so happy you enjoy them – and this recipe! 😉
Oh my goodness, this is just what a Chiberia-dwelling PhD student needs to have on hand in huge vats to get through the winter! Now that I have experienced the culinary ease and joy of your pie crust recipe, I have the utmost faith in everything you post. Do you suppose this soup will freeze well?
Also, I’m so glad you posted a link to the chicken broth you use. My husband and I have had an impossible time finding chicken stock that doesn’t induce a glutening reaction, but I see that, as this one doesn’t contain some unnamed ‘spices’ as an ingredient, Pacific Organic has probably done a good job of minimizing the risk of cross-contamination. Time to stock up!
Hi again, Alia! I think this soup would freeze great. I haven’t tried it myself, but I don’t see any reason why you couldn’t.
Glad the link to the broth was helpful! I normally make my own stock, but that brand is nice to have on hand when I run out of my homemade supply. 😉
Megan
You work too hard, Megan! Thanks for the recipes! Kick back with a glass of wine sometime. 😉
😉 Thanks, Jodi! I will do that!
Megan, I just made this for our lunch for the next few days. All I can say is wow! Thank you for another great recipe!
You’re so welcome, Tammy!! I’m so happy you enjoyed it! 😉
It’s not dairy-free if it’s made with ghee.. you might want to clarify that, since it’s not clear from the recipe what choice(s) would change it from dairy-free to dairy-filled.
If one is allergic to coconut as well as dairy, what would you suggest instead of the canned coconut milk?