Skinny Creamy Tomato Soup with Three-Cheese Breadsticks
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Recipe type: Healthy Soups, Salads, and Sandwiches
 
Total Time: 50 minutes
Prep: 30 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
For the Creamy Tomato Soup:
  • 1½ tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • 1 medium onion, roughly chopped
  • 3 ribs celery, roughly chopped
  • 3 small parsnips, roughly chopped
  • ½ small bulb fennel, roughly chopped
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 3 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 26-ounce container chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup 1 percent milk
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the Three-Cheese Breadsticks:
  • 4 quarter-inch thick slices whole wheat bread, cut into strips
  • 1½ tablespoons olive oil
  • 1½ teaspoons garlic powder
  • 3 tablespoons parmesan, grated
  • 3 tablespoons provolone (or fontina), grated
  • 3 tablespoons asiago, grated
Instructions
  1. Heat 1½ tablespoons olive oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Sauté the garlic and onion until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the celery, parsnips, and fennel. Season with salt and pepper, and add the bay leaf. Cook until veggies are softened, about 6-8 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and honey, then add the vegetable broth and chopped tomatoes. Bring the liquid to a boil, then simmer for about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  2. Turn off the heat and stir in the milk. Using an immersion hand blender, purée the soup (or transfer soup to a food processor or blender to purée).
  3. Meanwhile, prepare the breadsticks. Arrange the strips of bread on a parchment-lined baking sheet so that no two are overlapping. Using a basting brush, brush olive oil over the top of each breadstick. Add some garlic powder and grated cheese to the top of each breadstick. Cook the breadsticks under the broiler until cheese becomes crisp and golden, about 4-6 minutes. Serve.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 4 Calories: 329 Fat: 17.4g Saturated fat: 5.5g Carbohydrates: 31g Sugar: 13.1g Sodium: 705mg Fiber: 5g Protein: 16.6g Cholesterol: 19mg
Recipe by Jen Elizabeth's Journals at https://jenelizabethsjournals.com/2013/10/08/skinny-creamy-tomato-soup-with-three-cheese-breadsticks/