This tomato basil soup recipe couldn’t be simpler. I got the recipe from the cooks at St. Mary’s in Sewanee, Tennessee many, many years ago. I love to serve it with toasty grilled cheese sandwiches for a perfectly soothing meal at the end of a long day. If you’d like to skip to the recipe, just scroll down or use the red “Jump to recipe” button at the top of the page. 
Ingredients for an easy Tomato Basil Soup recipe are:
- A can of petite diced tomatoes,
- Pesto sauce
- Tomato soup
- Milk, I’m using whole but you can use whatever is in your fridge.
How To Make A Tomato Basil Soup Recipe Step By Step
Pour soup into a sauce pot. Fill up the soup can with milk and add that.
Pour in can of tomatoes, juice and all.
Add a tablespoon of pesto sauce
Stir that up and heat over medium until heated through.
Serve warm.
What Can I Pair This Tomato Soup With?
This soup goes great with its best friend, i.e. a grilled cheese sandwich but you can pair it with a whole bunch of other food. Try it with an Italian salad. Cook up some Ravioli and add it to the bowl. Tuna Salad sandwich lover? Dunk it in this beautiful bow. The possibilities are endless.
Feel free to dunk.
Oh my goodness, you’ll never believe something this simple can be this good.
Hope this tomato basil soup warms you right up!
Ingredients
- 1 can Tomato Soup
- 15 ounce can petite diced tomatoes undrained
- 1 Tablespoon pesto sauce
- 1 1/4 cup Milk
Instructions
- In sauce pot place tomato soup, tomatoes, and pesto sauce. Fill tomato soup can with milk and pour that in as well. Stir and heat over medium until heated through. Enjoy!
Nutrition
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I was blessed to live in Sewanee for three years many years ago. Your description was exactly as I remember it. Great memories. Now I have to go make some tomato soup.
I made this soup last Saturday, it is the best tomato soup I have ever eaten, also, I did your thing and grilled a cheese sandwich to go with it. I don’t comment on your recipes much, but I have tried and used most of them I receive from you. Thanks for being you and God Bless you and your family. Stay safe in these trying times.
From Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee
Robert, you just made my day! Thank you so much for coming back and making a point to leave a comment. I am so glad you liked the soup and appreciate you giving the recipes a try whether you comment or not! I pray for blessing on you and your family and am so glad to have you as a part of the Southern Plate family.
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Thank you so much Odell, so glad to have you here!
I’ve tried this soup twice already and I love it. To make it more like a bisque and really over the top fabulous – in my opinion – I used heavy cream instead of milk. To those who are thinking about making the soup, be sure to add the pesto. It adds a wonderful special touch to this recipe.
I am so glad to hear that you like it Nancy!!!
Is the pesto homemade? You usually show the products you use.
Hey! This is store bought pesto. I get it on the spaghetti sauce aisle.
Can’t wait til I have some basil in my garden to make pesto. This soup looks so good. I will be making it. Thank you.
The Tomato Basil Soup was awesome & so super easy! I served it with grilled cheese made on my George Forman grill and that was a hearty supper that couldn’t have been easier!