In our house, we LOVE pizza. I thought, why not make it into a soup?
Note: I know that all soups have been creamed soups. Sorry about that! There are more non-dairy soups scheduled for this Friday and next week.
So, I set out making up a new recipe. My husband was skeptical at first, and although it’s not his favorite soup, he was surprised at how tasty it turned out. 😉 Owen, who is our supreme pizza lover, gave me two thumbs up and gobbled up a second helping.
This recipe is still very much in the perfecting stage. Each time I make it, it gets better, but this is what I have so far.
It could also be considered a cheesy tomato bisque I guess. You’ll see why…
Pizza Soup
2-3 cloves of garlic, pressed in a garlic press or minced fine
1 TBSP olive oil or butter
3 TBSP tomato paste
1 tsp. onion powder
1/3 c. butter
1/3 c. flour
3 scant cups of milk (I use 2 %)
3 c. shredded cheese (any kind should do, but I use our pizza mix of cheeses from Sam’s Club, remember that cheddar equals more flavor so you want to add at least a little bit a cheddar in there)
1 can (2 cups) chicken broth
1 can diced tomatoes
Assorted pizza toppings (more explanation below)
Your favorite bread stick recipe
1. Heat your oil or butter over medium high heat in a pan. Add your pressed/minced garlic cloves and cook until aromatic, stirring constantly so it doesn’t burn. Add your tomato paste and onion powder. Mix well (it will be clumpy but do the best you can). Then set it aside off heat.
2.. Melt your butter in a large pot and then whisk in the flour to make a roux. When that gets bubbly, which should be immediately, add the milk. Whisk until combined. Add the tomato mixture and whisk well until combined.
3. Cook for about 10 minutes until thickened,stirring often so that the bottom doesn’t burn. Add the cheese and stir until melted.
4. Add your chicken broth and diced tomatoes and heat through.
5. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Optional: Add freshly grated Parmesean cheese on top. I usually buy the $2.50 Frigo wedges at the store. They just came out with a Fontinella cheese that is delicious as well.
6. At the table have bowls of toppings to add to your soup. Pepperoni, sauteed mushrooms, canned artichoke hearts, olives and cooked sausage bits work well. You could add other toppings as well, just be mindful that you’ll probably want to saute the toppings first.
And don’t forget to pair the soup with your favorite bread sticks.
I used this recipe found here but substituted half of the flour with white whole wheat.
When you eat it like this, it really tastes like pizza! (Which totally weirds my husband out :)). I think it’s quite yummy.
If you try this and have suggestions or additions, I would love them! I think that’s an important part of coming up with a new recipe…letting it evolve into it’s best version.
For now, it’s half kid approved. As I said before, Owen LOVES it… Reid doesn’t. He just likes the toppings, bread sticks and the side salad. He’ll eat salad over mac and cheese or most ‘kid’ foods too. Cute little weirdo. 🙂
So, what do you think? Intrigued? Grossed out? Excited to give it a go? 🙂
Happy Wednesday!
Definitely intrigued! May have to give it a go and see what hubby thinks.
Delia, Grace joins Reid in the "cute little weirdo" line, 'cause she'll happily eat salad over everything else… even ice cream!
I can't wait to try this one! As I was reading it, I was picturing making it for a gathering and letting all the guests top it how they wanted. Perfect for a board game night.
This sounds delicious! I'm definitely trying it next week!
That sounds really good! I think my kids would even maybe eat it, hehe!
Oh my gosh this looks awesome! I love pizza!
Intrigued, definitely! I really want to try this… but I'm going to wait a while because my husband is souped out at the moment. =) Such a fun idea!
Oh, that looks really good! Can't wait to try!
Okay, Reid and my Jonas would make a great pair. Jonas LOVES salad, too, and asks for it at every meal.
All my kids love pizza, so I may have to give this a try. And appologizing for cream-based soups? psh! Those are my favorite kind 🙂
Sounds great! Also: I found that if you heat pepperoni between paper towels in the microwave for a bit they get crispy–would be great on this soup, I think!
This sounds good! But risky… the one who likes pizza doesn't like soup, and the one who likes soup doesn't like pizza. (Yes, Olivia doesn't like pizza. At all.)
Both my little weirdos love veggies! Nicole did a happy dance in Costco when I picked up a bunch of asparagus, haha. And Olivia eats corn like its her job.
This sounds yummy! Why not make pizza into soup? And it's cute that your son likes salad. I HATED salad right until I turned about 23 and decided it was OK. Weird, I know.
I can't wait to try this one!!!
When my brother was little (or actually, he's still this way) he only wanted to eat vegetables. He'd eat tomatos and cucumbers over everything!
And I hated dessert when I was a kid… I know most moms say they can't put dessert on the table until their children have finished their food but I wouldn't even look at it. And I wouldn't eat candy either.
Didn't mean to make you feel bad about the cream based soups! It's just that using milk instead of cream isn't as good, so just imagine what using almond or soy milk is like… best to stick to the ones without milk! I'm pretty used to living without it, but as I faithfully check your blog, you were really making me regret my allergy, these look so good! I LOVE soups you can
Oh my gosh this sounds amazing! I will definitely try it!
Very creative!
Tried this out tonight! I only made a half recipe, and I used tomato sauce instead of tomato chunks, since I just don't like them. It's really surprising how much it does taste like pizza! Even without the toppings, it's still way better than any other tomato soup I've ever had. =)