Easy tomato soup and grilled cheese croutons from Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust (page 56) by Ina Garten

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  • billie109210 on February 18, 2026

    Soup was salty but that could have been my fault. Loved the croutons.

  • angela_gnbj4y on January 30, 2026

    This is very salty as written. Next time I would salt to taste (probably a teaspoon) rather than the tablespoon Ina calls for.

  • ginger2212 on December 29, 2025

    Meh not worth it. Grilled cheese croutons are a good concept, but this soup just didn't do it for me. Issue 1) Too many onions - even if I used an immersion blender later, it's still more onion than tomato-y. Issue 2) I don't want to make orzo in a separate pot - I don't think orzo contributed much other than a different texture than the 1000 onions. Issue 3) Saffron is not needed and does not enhance much. I adore Ina, but this is a major miss for me. I froze the remaining soup for my dad because he'll eat anything.

  • julesamomof2 on October 31, 2025

    In an effort to make some overlooked Ina recipes I made this soup. It's been 13 years since the original recipe was published in 2012 and in today's prices saffron is $23 for .035 oz which seems a bit much for soup. But without it, it's a fairly standard tomato soup recipe. I did make the 'croutons' which were just a grilled cheese sandwich cut up into cubes.

  • hbakke on July 20, 2019

    Delicious soup. Served with parmesan crisps and garlic bread.

  • anya_sf on February 02, 2019

    I made the soup one day ahead with the orzo, but adding the cream when reheating. Soup was easy to make, good, and kept well. Croutons were pretty good, but I'd prefer a grilled cheese sandwich on the side.

  • Lepa on June 10, 2018

    This was well received by my family but I don't feel like I've found my favorite tomato soup recipe yet.

  • raybun on April 03, 2017

    This is a very good recipe. I only made the soup and my guests really enjoyed it after a long flight. I made Jamie Olivers cheesy scones (Jamie magazine march 2017) to go with it.

  • ianapoli on June 28, 2015

    wonderful recipe - have made many times, Granny Robbye loved this soup and I made it often for her in per last months. Dec 1212

  • Rachaelsb on January 03, 2014

    The perfect tomato soup. I did not add saffron---seemed to tamper with the pureness of flavor but one day maybe I will be brave enough. Definitely my new go to tomato soup!

  • clouse91 on December 11, 2013

    I wasn't crazy about the saffron in this recipe, and would definitely make it again using basil and oregano, or just adding some prepared pesto. The orzo makes it a bit heartier and the kids liked the addition of pasta in the soup.

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  • Leite's Culinaria

    It comes together from scratch with barely more effort than heating up some Campbell’s—and we don’t think we need to tell you it’s worth that teensy extra investment of work.

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