Tomato Bisque on Steroids

The tomato bisque is complete! A creamy, tomato-based sauce containing chunks of crushed tomatoes, jalapeño peppers, and cayenne, chipotle powder, and paprika for added heat.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  2. ½ sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), finely chopped
  3. 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
  4. 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
  5. 2 tablespoons minced garlic, or more to taste
  6. 3 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes (such as San Marzano®), divided
  7. 1 (32 ounce) carton chicken broth
  8. 2 tablespoons ground paprika
  9. ½ tablespoon ground cayenne pepper
  10. ½ tablespoon ground dried chipotle pepper
  11. ½ cup uncooked jasmine rice
  12. 1 cup heavy cream
  13. 2 tablespoons sugar, or more to taste
  14. 4 tablespoons heavy cream, or to taste
  15. 2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
  16. 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil leaves, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large, tall pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery and season with salt and pepper. Cook until vegetables are slightly opaque, 5 to 8 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir for 2 minutes, being careful not to brown garlic.
  2. Pour in 2 cans of crushed tomatoes and chicken broth; bring to a boil. Stir in paprika, cayenne pepper, and chipotle pepper. Add rice and reduce heat to medium-low or low to maintain a simmer. Cook, stirring every few minutes, until rice is tender and celery has softened, about 45 minutes. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir in heavy cream and sugar, and season with salt and pepper as needed.
  3. Stir in diced tomatoes and remaining can of crushed tomatoes. Cook over medium heat until warmed through, 5 to 7 minutes. Ladle soup into warm bowls. Spoon remaining cream in spirals on each bowl and top with basil.
  4. You can use regular or smoked paprika.
  5. Check flavors and add what you need. You can cut the heat by adding more cream if you went overboard. Make it the way you want it!

Nutrition Facts

Calories 341 kcal
Carbohydrate 41 g
Cholesterol 54 mg
Dietary Fiber 8 g
Protein 8 g
Saturated Fat 9 g
Sodium 1248 mg
Sugars 5 g
Fat 19 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

 

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