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Lunche for 4

Creamy Tomato Soup (4 servings)

$7.25for 435 minServes 4

Onion, celery, carrots, and garlic simmer with tomatoes and broth, then blend with cream cheese into smooth soup.

Creamy Tomato Soup (4 servings) with its ingredients

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Tomato paste and sauce, 15 oz$0.10/oz typical15 oz$1.50Typical price
Canned tomatoes, 15 oz$0.08/oz typical15 oz$1.20Typical price
Onions, 0.5 lb$1.29/lb typical0.5 lb$0.65Typical price
Broth, 8.25 oz$0.07/oz typical8.25 oz$0.58Typical price
Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical0.25$0.15Typical price
Celery, 0.25$2.29 each typical0.25$0.43Typical price
Carrots, 0.8 lb$1.09/lb typical0.8 lb$0.85Typical price
Cream cheese, 5.5 oz$0.30/oz typical5.5 oz$1.65Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typicala little$0.03Typical price
Total for the servings shown$7.25

Swaps

  • Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
  • Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilSugar and brown sugarSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

  • 35 minstart to table
  • Mediumdifficulty
  • 4servings as written
  • $typical cost tier

AmericanVegetarianBudgetLunchesCold-weather comfortWinterSummer

Typical price

$1.81 per serving$7.25 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce
  • 1 can (15 oz) fire roasted tomatoes
  • 1 large yellow onion
  • 1 cup vegetable broth
  • 2 tbsp grape seed or olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 10 baby carrots
  • 5 1/2 oz cream cheese
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp dried or fresh basil (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp salt (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Steps

  1. Heat the oil in a 4-quart pot over medium heat and cook the onion, celery, carrots, and garlic for 8 minutes.
  2. Add tomato sauce, fire-roasted tomatoes, vegetable broth, sugar, basil, salt, and pepper.
  3. Bring the soup to a simmer, cover the pot, and cook for 15 minutes.
  4. Blend the hot soup carefully until smooth, using an immersion blender or working in batches.
  5. Stir in the cream cheese and cook for 5 minutes, until melted and the soup is hot.

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