SLOW COOKER CREAMY TOMATO SOUP

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This rich, creamy, tomato soup is easily made in a slow cooker and features Italian plum tomatoes and half-and-half. It makes for a great go-to on a cold winter day.

Provided by faithloren

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Tomato Soup Recipes

Time 3h30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 onions, sliced
2 cloves garlic cloves, smashed and peeled, or more to taste
2 (28 ounce) cans Italian-style plum tomatoes, drained
4 cups vegetable broth
1 (28 ounce) jar tomato sauce
6 sprigs flat-leaf parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon white sugar
2 cups half-and-half

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic. Cook, stirring often until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Place in the bottom of a slow cooker.
Add plum tomatoes, vegetable broth, tomato sauce, parsley sprigs, salt, and sugar to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on High until tomatoes are stewed, 3 to 4 hours. Remove parsley sprigs.
Puree the soup using an immersion blender.
Stir half-and-half into pureed soup. Cover and cook until heated through, 20 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 199.1 calories, Carbohydrate 25.6 g, Cholesterol 22.4 mg, Fat 9.6 g, Fiber 5.5 g, Protein 6.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 1353.4 mg, Sugar 13.3 g