Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Popcorn Croutons
Add a little fun to dinner with this easy Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Popcorn Croutons!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 270kcal
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 3 large cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 (28-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
- 1 ½ cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup basil, lightly packed
- ½ cup heavy cream
- Pepper
- 1 cup Kettle Brand Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper Popcorn
Instructions
- Combine olive oil, garlic cloves, salt, and crushed red pepper flakes in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook until garlic is fragrant (do not brown).
- Stir tomatoes and vegetable broth into garlic; then, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook 10 minutes.
- While soup is simmering, thinly slice 2 large basil leaves. Set aside for garnish. Chop remaining basil.
- After 10 minutes, turn off heat and stir chopped basil and cream into soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve soup topped with popcorn and sliced basil. Enjoy!
Notes
Make sure to add the popcorn right before serving, or at the table, otherwise it will get soggy.