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    5-Minute Tomato Basil Pantry Soup with Garlic Croutons

    Published: Jan 29, 2018 · Modified: Mar 17, 2020 by Susie Weinrich · This post may contain affiliate links. 12 Comments

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    5- Minute Tomato Basil Soup with Garlic Croutons

    Do you have 5 minutes? Do you have a pantry? Well, then this recipe is just for you!

    5-minute Tomato Basil Pantry Soup is just that… a recipe that only takes 5 minutes and all the ingredients can be found in the pantry. How easy is that!?

    Two white bowls of tomato basil soup with garlic croutons on top

    All you need to grab is a can of tomato soup, a jar of marinara, a can of evaporated milk, and a few spices from your spice cabinet.

    You end up with a thick and velvety tomato soup that seems like it was made with heavy whipping cream. It is spiced just right with garlic, pepper flakes, and basil. Then the marinara adds just the right hint of Italian flavors without chopping garlic and onions and simmering all day!

    Now if you would rather make this recipe with whole milk, pop over to this recipe for Crazy Easy Tomato Basil Soup.

    Table of Contents hide
    1 Homemade Garlic Croutons
    2 Perfect Camping Soup
    3 Tomato Basil Soup for Dinner
    4 Related Recipes
    5 Did you make this recipe?!
    6 5-Minute Tomato Basil Pantry Soup

    Homemade Garlic Croutons

    I love the Garlic Crouton garnish on this dish. You know what I made mine with- hot dog buns. Yep! We keep it real fancy around here. What can I say, it’s what I had and it works! You can really use any thick bread that you have in your pantry- hamburger buns, baguettes, ciabatta bread, hot dog buns. They all work. It’s the seasoning and oil that makes them yummy.

    You simply pour a few tablespoons of oil on the cubed bread, sprinkle with the seasoning & spices, and throw them in the oven for 3 minutes. They are the perfect garnish to the 5-Minute Tomato Basil Pantry Soup.

    Perfect Camping Soup

    This would make a killer soup to have while camping! All the ingredients are transportable without refrigeration. Just remember to make the croutons ahead of time!

    a white bowl full of tomato basil soup topped with garlic croutons

    You just need a can opener, a pot, a spoon, and a campfire.

    Tomato Basil Soup for Dinner

    This is the recipe that you need on a busy weeknight when your fridge is empty and everyone is starving!

    You can pull this soup together in 5 minutes, make a couple grilled cheese sandwiches or a salad and you are the dinner winner!

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    5 Minute Tomato Basil Soup with Garlic Croutons in a white bowl

    5-Minute Tomato Basil Pantry Soup

    This tomato basil soup only takes 5 minutes to make and is made with ingredients solely from your pantry. It is over-the-top flavorful and unbelievably creamy. Make this on a busy weeknight with a grilled cheese for a dinner win! 
    5 from 6 votes
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    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes
    Servings: 4 cups
    Author: Susie Weinrich

    Ingredients

    Soup

    • 15 oz can condensed tomato soup
    • 12¾ oz can evaporated milk
    • ⅓ heaping cup marinara
    • ½ teaspoon white wine vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon dried basil
    • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
    • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
    • pinch red pepper flakes
    • salt & pepper to taste

    Croutons

    • thick bread cut into 1″ cubes (can even be hot dog buns!)
    • olive oil
    • dried basil, dried oregano, garlic powder, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes
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    Instructions

    Soup

    • In a pot whisk all ingredients together and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

    Croutons

    • Turn the oven to Broil
    • Place the bread cubes on a foil lined sheet pan. Pour a few tablespoons of oil over the bread and toss with clean hands to coat. Sprinkle with the herbs and spices and toss to distribute evenly. 
      Place in the oven for 1.5 minutes, flip the croutons, put back in the oven for an additional 1.5 minutes. Garnish bowls of soup with desired amount of croutons. (you desire a lot of croutons, trust me)

    Notes:

    Reheating- If reheating you may need to add a little water or milk to thin. It will thicken in the fridge.
    To make with milk – if you would rather make this recipe with milk or half & half, pop over to this recipe for Tomato Basil Soup.
    Did you try this recipe? Connect with me & let me know how it turned out by commenting below!
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    If nutrition facts are provided they are calculated as an estimate to the best of our knowledge.

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    1. Sally

      August 23, 2021 at 1:10 pm

      What could I use in place of evaporated milk?

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      • Susie Weinrich

        August 23, 2021 at 2:40 pm

        You can absolutely use milk… just use at least 2%. But whole milk or half&half would even be better!

        Reply
    2. Lisa Deminsky

      March 04, 2020 at 10:38 pm

      Can’t wait to make…was wondering the measurements on spices…is it 1/2 tsp for all of them?

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      • Susie

        March 05, 2020 at 8:11 am

        I can’t believe I didn’t have measurements on those !!!! Thank you for catching that. Do 1 tsp basil, 1/4 tsp each onion powder and garlic powder, pinch red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper to taste.
        For the croutons just sprinkle each seasoning- no measurement there.

        Reply
    3. Marion Cronin

      December 12, 2019 at 6:50 pm

      5 stars
      Soup-ER fast
      Soup-ER easy
      Soup-ER yummy!! Love it

      Reply
      • Susie

        December 12, 2019 at 7:57 pm

        LOL!!!! Souper

        Reply
    4. Emily Bruno

      December 08, 2018 at 11:42 pm

      5 stars
      Yumm! Reminds me of that yummy tomato soup I had in SLC!

      Reply
    5. Tawnie Kroll

      December 08, 2018 at 1:27 pm

      5 stars
      Ooooo I can’t wait to make this with grilled cheese!! I have all the ingredients in my pantry wooo!

      Reply
      • Hunter

        February 04, 2020 at 5:11 pm

        5 stars
        This recipe was excellent! Being a broke college student money can be very tight. I also did a bit of a twist adding in some chicken cut into cubes along with bowtie and penne pasta. Was AWESOME! Thank you for sharing this!

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        • Susie

          February 04, 2020 at 8:58 pm

          Excellent!! I am so glad that you loved it. Thank you so much for commenting and rating the recipe. It means a lot when people take the time to do that!

    6. John

      August 12, 2018 at 2:00 pm

      5 stars
      Perfect with grilled cheese. Can’t wait for soup weather!

      Reply
      • Susie

        August 12, 2018 at 11:23 pm

        Me too… I am usually hanging onto every last day of summer but I think I am ready for fall, and soup

        Reply

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