3 Ingredient Tomato Soup (2024)

3 Ingredient Tomato Soup is a rare combination of ease and flavor! Less than a handful of ingredients, under fifteen minutes, and only a few dishes in the sink. And what do you have to show for it? A luscious, robust, and satisfying Vitamix tomato soup you won’t want to wait to sink your spoon into!

Why We Love 3 Ingredient Tomato Soup

1. It’s a quick and easy tomato soup you can make in 10 minutes!
   4 minutes of prep, 6 minutes of active cooking — less than 15 minutes overall until it’s in your bowl!
2. You can make huge quantities with very little extra work.
   We’re not chopping vegetables, making a stock, or employing any difficult techniques, so prep doesn’t take any longer if you decide to make enough to feed dozens!
3. It’s freezer-friendly and easy to reheat.
   A top-tier meal prep idea! It freezes well and thaws even easier. With no chunky ingredients, you could even throw it right on the stovetop to thaw!

Ingredient Notes and Substitutions

• Canned Tomatoes – Two brands we would recommend include Hunts and DelMonte. You have plenty of options with seasoning variations, which makes a big difference when preparing soup with canned tomatoes!
• Vegetable Broth – Chicken or beef broths are suitable, but we feel vegetable broth best suits the palate of 3 ingredient tomato soup. Alternative, low-sodium options can be used — and you could even use water.
• Heavy Cream – The creamiest, thickest, most luscious soups include heavy cream! Evaporated milk is a good, pantry-safe substitute that makes soups nice and thick, and half and half will make a decently creamy consistency if necessary.

Making Soup with Canned Tomatoes

Fresh isn’t always the best! In fact, there are some real advantages to making soup with canned or diced tomatoes.

The key is to choose an option with added seasonings, such as herbs, garlic, or other spices. These flavors will fill and flavor this 3 ingredient tomato soup with no other ingredients needed!

This trick also translates to other soups! Stovetop chili and Instant Pot tortellini soup are two that immediately come to mind.

And it doesn’t stop there. Casseroles that contain tomatoes, such as walking taco casserole, will reap the benefits of these seasonings even after the liquid is drained. Even sauces with tomatoes for their base, like a classic penne Pomodoro, can take advantage of this quick and easy ingredient.

Vitamix Tomato Soup – Tips for Success

1. Save the canned tomato juice!

   You may instinctively go to drain the juice from your canned tomatoes… but wait! Instead of letting it all go down the drain, take advantage of it by saving it to flavor your stock.

   We mentioned earlier that using canned tomatoes with seasonings, like basil and garlic, will add more flavor to soup with canned tomatoes. The same goes for the liquid!

   So go ahead and add the liquid to the blender along with the vegetables for maximum flavor.

2. Don’t heat Vitamix tomato soup too quickly or too much.

   We’re not looking for a fast, rolling boil.

   Instead, use medium-high heat to reach a light boil so that the tomatoes, seasoned liquid, and broth can meld and marry while thickening in the pot.

   Then, reduce it to a low simmer so it doesn’t scald. Cooking too fast results in a less flavorful, flat-tasting batch.

3. Add the cream last.

   Adding milk to hot soups can be very tricky — add too much at once (or when the liquid is too hot) and the fat in the milk might separate, leaving a grainy texture.

   What we do instead is remove about 1 cup of 3-ingredient tomato soup into a bowl and let it cool slightly. Then, we whisk in ¼ cup of the cream — just that small amount at first — before adding the remaining ¼ cup.

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   This tempers the cream so it doesn’t separate when added cold. Return the mixture to the pan, whisk, and your Vitamix tomato soup with canned tomatoes is creamy and complete!

3 Ingredient Tomato Soup Recipe FAQ

Storing and Reheating

Once cooked, 3 ingredient tomato soup should be consumed within 4 days. Let cool completely and keep refrigerated.
Reheat on the stovetop over low to medium heat, stirring continuously until warm.

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