Recipes, Soups
By Mavis Butterfield on - 23 Comments
Copycat Panera Tomato Bisque Soup Recipe
My ALL TIME favorite thing to order at Panera. Well this and the Green Goddess salad, because the Green Goddess salad is the stuff dreams are made of. But back to this soup, because it deserves our full attention. I order this every single time I go to Panera if they have it available. And when they don’t have it available, I cry a little on the inside.
So I set out to make a copycat version and found that there a hundreds of copycat recipes out there. I fiddled with a few of them, added my own flair and the following recipe was born.
It’s good. Like Panera good. Yum.
Try this, you’ll be so glad you did!
~Mavis
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- Author: Mavis Butterfield
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons olive oil
5 garlic cloves, minced
1 large white or yellow onion, diced
2 {28 oz} cans of peeled tomatoes, undrained
1 cup chicken stock
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup half and half
1 teaspoon of dried basil or 6 large fresh basil leaves, chopped
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
Parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
In a large dutch oven or heavy pot, saute garlic in olive oil over medium-high heat until fragrant {usually is less than a minute}. Add diced onion and cook for about 5 minutes, or until the onions are translucent.
Dump tomatoes and their juice, chicken stock, and sugar into the pot and stir. Simmer uncovered for 12-15 minutes or until soup has thickened. Stir in the half and half, basil, oregano, and salt and pepper. Cook for 2 more minutes.
Pour the soup into a blender {carefully as it will be super hot} and puree until smooth. Serve hot with croutons or a hunk of bread.
Note: This soup freezes very well. So if you’re into meal planning, go for it!
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Jennifer says
Going to have to try this. Did your Panera Chicken & wild rice soup & it’s delicious, as good as the restaurants. I did add two boxes of rice though.
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Mavis Butterfield says
The HH is making the chicken and wild rice soup today. We love it!
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Rebecca Anne says
This sounds amazing!! Thank you for sharing not only your delicious recipes but also your life in general with all of us! I feel so honored to get to be a part of your world. My family eats “your” foods, and is inspired by your ambition. My 14 year old son created a long list of goals last year and checked off most of them. He’s got his goals in place for this year too! And I really can’t help but think YOU are a big motivator for him! We visited Maine this past summer and it is gorgeous! We stayed in a yurt in Bethel, Me that was a super neat experience! And we enjoyed the area of Kennebunkport very much! Lovely town! I’m so happy for you getting to live out your dreams and live close to the sea in beautiful Maine! Congratulations! Thanks again for coming with us on vacation, (we loved Mikes Pastry in Boston and the Clam Shack in Kittery, Maine!) inspiring us all to make and achieve goals, to read more (I loved Marilla of Green Gables too!), and for sharing your recipes, (yum!), motivating us to grow our own food (wahoo-LOVE Botanical Interests!) for being a great example of a strong happy long marriage (kudos to you both!) and for just sharing your life in general! Thank you!!!!!!
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Sandyf says
I wanted to thank you again for my wonderful wool socks I was so lucky to have won. I am wearing them today as I am in Yosemite National Park. They are comfy in my Blundstone boots as we wonder a bit in the snow. Warm and toasty. Thank so much!
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Mimi says
I will be making this soup ASAP. I have all the ingredients including very high quality canned tomatoes that I purchased at a deep discount. I love making soup for the freezer so I will double or triple the recipe. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Holly says
I thought the HH would be cooking everything this year! Maybe he’s out flying his drone
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Linda says
Maybe he did cook it…Mavis is just sharing the goodness! Ha!!! And we appreciate you for it Mavis!! Tomato Basil soup is my favorite! I order it as well every time I’m in a restaurant that makes it. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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Wynne says
Couldn’t resist making this tonight. It was great! I’ve made other tomato soups before but this tasted terrific with less work. This will be my new go-to tomato soup recipe.
I used half the recommended 1 T. sugar and still finished with a little splash of rice vinegar. YMMV depending on the onion, tomatoes, and how you feel about Campbell’s. 🙂
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Elizabeth says
This is pretty close to the recipe I use to make my tomato soup. Instead of putting it in the blender, which I’m sure I’d spill, I use a stick blender in the pot. Works perfect on this and split pea soup too.
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Michele Rowley says
This was soooo good! My kids agreed it tastes exactly like Panera! Hoping you have a Broccoli cheddar soup recipe somewhere too Thank you so much for sharing this!
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Mavis Butterfield says
This recipe is awesome! https://www.onehundreddollarsamonth.com/broccoli-and-cheddar-soup/
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Christina@BargainBlog says
Has anyone tried this with coconut milk instead of the cream? My hub can’t have dairy. I think it should still be tasty…
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Mrs. M. says
I’m planning to make this recipe for my extended family this evening. About how many does it serve?
I plan to serve it with BLT sandwiches!
Thanks for sharing delicious recipes, Mavis!Reply
Mavis Butterfield says
4 GIANT bowls {about 2 cups each} or 8 smaller bowls {1 cups each}. I LOVE this soup! And it freezes well too if you have extra. 🙂
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Rosaleen says
Well, this soup must have zero calories! I copied and pasted the ingredients into an online recipe nutrition calculator and it stayed blank instead of making the computations. Does that mean we can eat as much as we wish?
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Kim T says
Could you use an immersion blender in the pot instead of moving it into a blender? Looking forward to making this soon!
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Mavis Butterfield says
Yes! 🙂
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Anne Johnson says
I’d like to use fresh tomatoes instead of canned. Any suggestions for me?
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Cindy Brick says
Oh my goodness, girl, you have got me hooked on this stuff! And I don’t even LIKE tomato soup, in general. Shame on you!
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Mavis Butterfield says
Ha! Now you know why I am always making it! I could have it everyday.
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A T says
Mavis, this is delicious. I use crushed tomatoes and skip the blending. Very good, thank you. I make this for my husband, who doesn’t like tomato soup, except this one.
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Mavis Butterfield says
So glad you liked it!! 🙂
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Denise Sanchez says
Does anyone have the nutrition info on this recipe!? I made the recipe! It was phenomenal and a big hit with my husband who is excruciatingly picky I was just wondering the calories, carbs etc. . . .
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