Tomato Soup Recipe

Ingredients (18)

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter plus more for finish
• 1 cup celery finely diced
• 1 cup carrots finely diced
• 1 1/4 cups onions finely diced
• 5 garlic cloves minced
• ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or more to taste
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 28- ounce can crushed tomatoes I swear by Tuttorosso green label
• 3 cups chicken bone broth I used Swanson
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 2 dry bay leaves
• 3/4 to 11/2 teaspoons kosher salt *see notes
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
• Parmesan cheese rind or Romano cheese rind, optional
• 1/4 cup fresh basil
• 1/2 cup fresh grated Pecorino Romano cheese or Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup half and half optional