Keto Chunky Tomato Basil Soup

Warm. Thick. Grounding. The kind of spoonful that speaks before you do.

You didn’t want a salad. You wanted a reason to exhale. This is what that feels like with depth, with steam, with the kind of texture that shuts up your sugar cravings before they even speak.

What You’ll Need

• 2 tbsp "liquid gold" olive oil – the kind that coats without overpowering
• 1 cup chopped onion – “quietly sweet” once softened
• 2 cloves garlic – “punched, not minced” for depth release
• 5 cups peeled, seeded tomatoes – “sun-fat and acid-balanced”
• 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste – “density booster for body and color”
• 1½ tsp dried basil – “calm on the inhale, brightness on the exhale”
• ¼ tsp salt – you know why
• ½ tsp dried marjoram – “a forgotten herb with a familiar comfort”
• ½ tsp black pepper – just enough to whisper heat
• 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth – “foundation liquid” that holds it together

How To Make It

1. You’re heating the oil now – let the scent of garlic and onion tell your nervous system things are stabilizing.
2. Once the onion is soft (around 7 minutes), reserve 1 cup of the tomatoes and add the rest to the pot.
3. You stir in the paste, basil, salt, marjoram, and pepper – this is where the smell changes and the craving slows down.
4. Pour in broth and bring to a boil. **Then you drop the heat.** Let it go for 30 minutes. Let it get thick with time, not flour.
5. Blend two-thirds of the soup until smooth (immersion blender or in batches). Return everything to the pot with the reserved tomatoes.
6. You taste it now. And yeah, you nailed it.