Tomato Soup Recipe

Shaina Olmanson | Food for My Family

This tomato soup recipe involves the use of spinach and rice. It's tasty AND healthy!

Tomato Rice Spinach Soup

I harbor a soft spot in my heart for tomato soup, and despite being in a family where a bowl of the red stuff only appears twice or thrice yearly, I have passed on a sort of nostalgia to my children.

I know this to be true because they have several times discussed the merits of tomato soup and a warm grilled cheese sandwich with me.

It was under such a pretense that I constructed a large pot of tangy goodness recently. I dutifully removed our stewed tomatoes from the freezer the day before to give them an adequate amount of time to turn to slush in the refrigerator. I picked out a nice sliced loaf from the bakery because I still haven't mastered a good grilled cheese base in my own kitchen. Then an hour before it was time to eat I collected the ingredients and started the pot simmering.

Tomato Rice Spinach Soup Pic

Small faces appeared in the doorway from their walk home from school, boots crusted with salt and snow, cheeks ruddy. "What smells delicious, Mom?"

The sounds of boots thumping off excess snow, of backpacks being unzipped and folders pulled out, chaos consumes the house. In the midst of it all, there is a silent pot of bubbling soup that brings us together and has us sitting down to dinner as a family after the homework has been finished and the boots set out next to the heating vents to dry for tomorrow's trek to school.

Sandwiches are dipped and others are not, and at the end of the meal everyone is satisfied, content with their bowl full of wistful winter memories.

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Tomato Soup Recipe

    6 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1/4 large White Onion, diced
  • 3 cloves Garlic, minced
  • 28 ounces Crushed Tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon Dried Basil
  • 1/4 cup Heavy Cream
  • 1/2 cup Baby Spinach
  • 2 cups Brown Rice
  • Kosher Salt
  • Black Pepper

Directions

  1. Heat the oil over medium heat.
  2. Add the diced onions and cook for 5 minutes.
  3. Add minced garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds.
  4. Pour in the crushed tomatoes, 1/3 cup water, and basil; simmer for 25 minutes over a medium-low heat.
  5. Puree with a hand blender until smooth.
  6. Stir in the cream, spinach, and rice and continue cooking about 5 minutes more to cook the spinach slightly.
  7. Season with salt and pepper.
  8. Serve warm.

Notes

You may also use white rice.

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Author: Shaina Olmanson
Recipe Yields: 6 bowl
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 bowl
Servings Per Recipe 6

Amount Per Serving
Calories from Fat 67
Calories 195

% Daily Value*
13%
Total Fat 8g
13%
  Saturated Fat 3g
16%
Sodium 375mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate 25g
1%
  Dietary Fiber 1g
  Sugars 0g
3%
Protein 2g

* Percent Daily Value are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrition Facts are estimated based on ingredients and data provided by Fat Secret. Please consult a doctor if you have special dietary needs.
Shaina Olmanson

About Shaina

Shaina has four kids and a drive to see them eating well for the rest of their lives. Food for my Family chronicles her adventures in feeding them, and she shares Family Meals here too.

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