I heart fall {soups}

Today was the first fall-like day of the season. I took full advantage of the cooler weather and made one of my all time favorite fall soups-Hearty Tomato! This recipe is from a PTA parent who made it for one of our planning days last fall. The soup was such a hit that the recipe was shared with everyone! It goes great with Tastefully Simple's Beer Bread! I'm sharing the recipe with all of you, enjoy!



Hearty Tomato Soup:

2 TBS butter
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1 clove garlic, crushed or chopped
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp dried basil or 1 1/2 tsp frest basil
6 oz cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups milk
2 cans condensde tomato soup
1 28 oz can whole tomatoes, undrained {you can use crushed or chopped tomatoes, depends on how chunky you want it. I use tomato sauce since I don't do chunks!}

Melt the butter in a pot. Cook onion and garlic in butter until tender. Remove from heat. Stir in paprika, basil, and cream cheese. Gradually stir in milk and condensed soup. Beat with whisk until cream cheese is melted and soup is smooth {may have to return it to the heat to melt the cheese}. Stir in tomatoes, breaking up with a fork if using whole tomatoes. Heat until hot, stirring frequently.
Goes great with Swiss or Mozzarella cheese and crushed crackers on top.
Enjoy!