This fun recipe for BLT soup takes the classic bacon lettuce and tomato sandwich and lightens it into a warm and wonderful soup!
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Why we love this recipe
Yep, I just couldn’t resist. I had to turn my all time favorite sandwich, the glorious BLT, into a soup.
And honestly, I have zero regrets because this takes a good old tomato soup recipe and turns it into a bacon-y wonderland, with a sprinkle of iceberg lettuce to give things a little crunch.
The only things missing are the mayo and the bread…and if you decide to make some butter biscuits on the side, that totally takes care of the bread part.
Ingredients you need
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
- Tomatoes: You want the whole tomatoes so that you get a nice thick texture for your soup. Any brand is a-ok.
- Bacon: We like thick-cut bacon for this recipe, but you can use regular or even turkey bacon.
- Onion: We recommend a sweet onion for this recipe for its gentle flavor.
- Chicken Broth: As always, we recommend the broth in the box for its best flavor.
Here’s how to make this recipe
STEP 1: Puree a 28 ounce can of plum tomatoes with their juices in a food processor and set aside.
STEP 2: Put 8 slices of chopped up bacon in a heavy medium sized pot and cook until crispy. Scoop out with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving the drippings in the pot.
STEP 3: Add a peeled and chopped sweet onion to the pot and cook for about 5 minutes or until onions are tender, stirring every now and then.
STEP 4: Add the pureed tomatoes and a cup of chicken broth and bring to a boil, then turn the heat down and simmer for 30 minutes.
STEP 5: Carefully transfer the soup to a blender and puree until smooth (or even better use an immersion blender and puree right in the pot!). Return the soup to the pot, taste and add salt and pepper if it needs it.
Ladle the soup into bowls, garnish with the cooked bacon and chopped lettuce and serve!
Recipe FAQs
Technically yes, but you will need to peel them first. It is one million percent easier to just go for the canned plum tomatoes, which also have juice with them (that contributes to the taste!)
An immersion blender is a small kitchen device that is basically a little blender on a stick! You put the blender end of it into whatever you are wanting to blend (make sure it is fully submerged), push the button and blend away, moving it around the pot. This kind of blender is also fabulous for breaking up lumps in sauce.
Put your question in the comments below and I will answer pronto! I also love hearing your thoughts and comments and advice.
I promise you are not going to miss the mayo one little bit. BLT soup is on!
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BLT Soup
This fun recipe for BLT soup takes the classic BLT sandwich and lightens it into a warm and wonderful soup!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- One 28 ounce can peeled plum tomatoes
- 8 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 sweet onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup chicken broth
- Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
- 1 cup chopped iceberg lettuce
Instructions
- Puree the tomatoes with their juices in a food processor and set aside.
- Put the bacon in a heavy medium sized pot and cook until crispy. Scoop out with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving the drippings in the pot.
- Add the chopped onion to the pot and cook for about 5 minutes or until onions are tender, stirring every now and then.
- Add the pureed tomatoes and chicken broth and bring to a boil, then turn the heat down and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Carefully transfer the soup to a blender and puree until smooth (or even better use an immersion blender and puree right in the pot!).
- Return the soup to the pot, taste and add salt and pepper if it needs it.
- Ladle the soup into bowls, garnish with the cooked bacon and chopped lettuce and serve!
Notes
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- Tomatoes: You want the whole tomatoes so that you get a nice thick texture for your soup. Any brand is a-ok.
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- Bacon: We like thick-cut bacon for this recipe, but you can use regular or even turkey bacon.
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- Onion: We recommend a sweet onion for this recipe for its gentle flavor.
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- Chicken Broth: As always, we recommend the broth in the box for its best flavor.
Janet says
Love this BLT variation! We are getting into soup season and this one is so tasty! Thank you!
Isn’t soup season the BEST?