Creamy Tomato Soup
Ingredients
- ½ cup diced dried tomatoes
- 2 Tbsp dry milk
- 1 Tbsp tomato powder
- 1 Tbsp diced dried onion
- 1 tsp butter powder
- ½ tsp sugar
- ½ tsp dry Italian herb blend
- ¼ tsp dried garlic
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 Tbsp shelf-stable bacon or bacon bits
Instructions:
At home, blend everything but the bacon in a blender till combined. Pack in a pint freezer or sandwich bag, adding in the bacon or fake bacon before sealing the bag. Mark “Add 1 cup water” on bag.
FBC method:
Add near-boiling water to the freezer bag. Stir well, seal tightly, and put in a cozy for 10 minutes.
Insulated mug method:
Add boiling water to the dry ingredients. Stir well, cover tightly, and let sit for 10 minutes.
One pot method:
Add dry ingredients to water in your pot. Bring to a boil, stirring often. Turn off the heat, cover tightly, and let sit for 5 minutes.
For all methods, add salt to taste, if desired.
Serves 1.
Notes:
It is a thick soup and would work well as a sauce over couscous or pasta.
Adding a 7-ounce pouch of chicken will make a full meal for two, when used as a sauce, for a vegetarian version use vegetarian bacon bits, found in most grocery stores.