This easy Tomato Basil Chicken Soup is a healthy and robust meal made with canned tomatoes and other simple ingredients. It’s a perfect homemade soup for a cozy lunch or dinner any day.
Need more soup recipes to try? This Creamy Zucchini Soup, this Shrimp Chowder and this Vegetable Beef Soup are all so quick to make too!
Some days I just crave soup! Yesterday was one of those cold days that called for it. I loved tomato soup growing up and decided to make a new version with a little twist. I added some shredded chicken for extra protein. You could certainly leave it out if you’d like and have a great Tomato Basil Soup alone as well. It is amazing with a grilled cheese alongside!
This is a very quick soup to make. I happened to have already had some shredded chicken in the freezer from my batch crockpot cooking. But if you don’t, just saute a couple of boneless chicken breasts real quick in pan on the stove until cooked no longer link in the center and then shred with a fork or my favorite way, pulse the cooked chicken in a food processor to shred it quickly.
Then I never would have thought to include basil pesto as a soup ingredient but it adds such an amazing flavor and it’s so easy.
The rest takes just about 20 minutes until is ready for you to eat. Top with a little sprinkle of parmesan cheese. a great healthy meal. My hubs even added Ditalini pasta to his and made it even heartier.
Ingredients Needed for this Tomato Soup with Chicken
Olive or coconut oil
Cooked chicken breast
Chopped onion
Garlic, minced
Chicken or vegetable stock
Can of whole plum tomatoes
Can of diced tomatoes
Basil pesto
Parmesan cheese, grated (optional)
How to Make This Quick Tomato Soup with Canned Tomatoes
In a large pot, add olive oil, garlic and onions and cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes.
Stir in stock of choice, tomatoes and diced tomatoes.
Brig to a boil.
Cover pot and simmer for about 15 minutes.
In small batches, add the soup to a blender and blend until smooth. (you could also use a food processor or or immersion blender too)
Return the soup to pot and add basil pesto and shredded chicken.
Simmer for an additional 5-10 minutes.
Top with parmesan cheese if desired
ENJOY!!
Can I Use This Tomato Soup with Fresh Tomatoes?
Yes, you absolutely can use fresh tomatoes if you prefer. You can use fresh Roma tomatoes or other varieties too. It will increase the cooking time a little. Wash and cut about 3 pounds of fresh tomatoes into about 1 inch pieces. Then add the tomatoes, onion and garlic to the pot. Cook them for about 25-30 minutes. Then add all the additional ingredients as stated in the recipe card below.
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons coconut oil or olive oil
- 2 cups of cooked chicken breast shredded
- 1 cup sweet onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 28 oz can of whole plum tomatoes
- 1 12 oz can of diced tomatoes
- ¼ cup basil pesto
- Parmesan cheese grated (optional)
Instructions
- In a stockpot, add olive oil, garlic and onions and cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes.
- Stir in stock of choice, tomatoes and diced tomatoes.
- Brig to a boil.
- Cover pot and simmer for about 15 minutes.
- In small batches, add the soup to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Return the soup to pot and add basil pesto and shredded chicken.
- Simmer for an additional 5-10 minutes.
- Top with parmesan cheese if desired
- ENJOY!!
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclosure
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.
Adapted form Our State Magazine
Karen Hanna
I had a chicken breast that needed to be used (from a rotisserie chicken. I was looking for a flavorful and easy soup to put together for husband (after the Super Bowl 2024). This hit the spot and didn’t make a huge amount, as most of my soup recipes do! It was delicious; I wouldn’t have thought to use pesto; added a very nice flavor!
Patty Austin
Very good anytime soup. Especially with the shredded chicken
Rehoboth
Very nice post. Good job
Thanks
Nina
This soup is fantastic! The only thing I did differently was I sprinkled the chicken with Italian seasoning and browned it before shredding. I will definitely me making this again. Thank you!!
Retired Teacher
We just had this for dinner….it was delicious! I did add some pasta to make it heartier. So easy…if you don’t have an immersion blender, it is worth getting one just for this soup. I wouldn’t have liked having to transfer to a blender and then back to the pot.
Nalu
Question: in step 2 of your instructions, you say to add stock, tomatoes and tomato paste. You do not list paste in the list of ingredients. You do show whole plum tomatoes and 1 12 oz. can of diced tomatoes. Should the diced tomatoes be a large 12 oz. can of paste instead? Also wondered if crushed tomatoes could be substituted for the plum tomatoes?
An Italian restaurant my husband and I visit used to serve a similar soup with chicken. They called it Italian Wedding Soup. They stopped serving it and I’ve been searching for a recipe that sounds similar. I think this may be it. Glad I found this. Can’t wait to try your recipe.
Sherri
Oh gosh! So sorry for that confusion. I used diced tomatoes instead of the paste and forgot to change that. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do! 🙂
Retired teacher
Love this soup . If you don’t have an immersion blender, this is the time to buy one. It makes this easy soup even easier. I also add some pasta as someone else suggested. So good.
Sherri
I’m so happy to hear that! Yes! we recently got an immersion blender too and it is now one of my favorite kitchen toys!
Lori
This soup looks so easy and amazing! I must make some! I would love it if you could share this recipe at our link party! http://www.thestonybrookhouse.com/2016/03/dishing-it-digging-it-link-party-87.html
April J Harris
I would never have thought to add chicken to tomato soup – but what a great idea, Sherri! Thank you for sharing this post with us at the Hearth and Soul Hop. Stumbled and shared.
Miz Helen
We will love your Tomato Basil Chicken Soup. Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Easy Peasy Life Matters
This sounds amazing!!! My mouth won’t stop watering! Pinned 🙂
Kathryn @ Family Food on the Table
Such a fast and easy recipe – looks delicious! I love that you added the chicken, too. Tomato basil soup is one of my favorites but it usually leaves me hungry 😉 This is the perfect solution!
Sarah Eliza @ devastateboredom
OH man, excited about this!! Adding the chicken totally ups the protein enough for me to consider it paleo… You’re brilliant! Pinning!
Found you via the pinjunkie’s linkup. 🙂
April @ April Tells All
This looks delicious! I’m a bit of soup junkie, so I’ll be trying this one for sure! Thanks for sharing.
Mary Ellen
I love tomato basil soup. This sounds really good. Thank you for sharing.
Crystal
I love Tomato Basil Soup, but I have never tried it with chicken. It looks really yummy! I think I’ll add some next time.