This hearty tomato and rice soup is an easy and budget-friendly dinner idea! With just a few pantry staples, this recipe comes together quickly.
I’ve made lots of variations of tomato soup over the past year or two, but the addition of brown rice takes it from a side dish to the main dish. This is also a very economical soup, as all of the ingredients are quite inexpensive. If you’re making a large batch for a group, and you’re on a budget, try this one out.
Just a few pantry staples can be transformed into delicious tomato soup while your rice cooks at the same time.
Once the rice is ready, you simply mix it together and serve!
The rice really makes this soup a lot more filling than traditional tomato soup, but you could still serve it with a grilled cheese on the side if you like!
Tomato and Rice Soup
This hearty tomato and rice soup is an easy and budget-friendly dinner idea! With just a few pantry staples, this recipe comes together quickly.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 8 cups
- Category: Soup
- Cuisine: Vegan & gluten free
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 6oz can tomato paste
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 28oz can diced tomatoes
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot.
- Add in the diced onion and garlic and cook over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, or until the onion begins to soften.
- Add the tomato paste and oregano and stir until the onion is coated, continuing to cook over medium heat for 2 minutes.
- Add the vegetable broth and sugar and bring to a simmer.
- If you’d like a smoother soup, use an immersion blender to blend the soup. If you do not have an immersion blender, you can transfer it to a blender. Just be careful blending hot soup! Be sure to leave room for the steam to escape. You can also leave it chunky if you prefer.
- Transfer the soup back to the pot and add the brown rice. Cook on low heat for 10-15 minutes. Serve hot.
Notes
Be careful when blending hot soups. If you have time, it’s safer to let the soup cool slightly before blending. This will help you avoid any hot and painful splatters!
Keywords: Tomato and Rice Soup
This soup is super filling (thanks to the fiber in the brown rice) and packed with healthy ingredients. It sticks to your ribs a little more than a standard tomato soup, but it doesn’t require any crazy ingredients. Yep, I’ll be making this one again, soon.
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YUm!!! This looks so comforting and good right now!
Totally depends on the soup! But I love the tomato and rice combo. I used to always add rice to my tomato soup when I was younger…and a whole lot of cheese!
Mmm I was thinking about topping this with mozzarella cheese! I’ll have to try it next time 😉
This looks so good. I’m all for chunk vs. puree. I can’t imagine Alex getting sick of soup if you’re serving recipes like this =)
I love tomato soup. I brought some Thai Coconut Tomato soup to work today. It’s a boxed variety, so I’m going to check out your recipe!
um.. yum! the high in minneapolis is -1 today, so soup is a making a daily rotation in our kitchen this week. definitely checking out some of your other soup recipes too 🙂
Brrr sounds like you’ll need something to keep you warm! 🙂
I like chunky and pureed. I don’t discriminate when it comes to soup, ha! Soup is a daily thing since the weather outside is soooo cold.
Yes, I also like this soup, but i put there a little bit sugar…
Ooh I happen to have all of these ingredients in my house! I love all kinds of soup, but I like the broth-based soups the best. Husband likes chunky though!
This sounds delicious!! One of my favorite meals on a cold snowy (or in Virginia’s case, freezing rainy) day is tomato soup and grilled cheese. I love the addition of the rice though, definitely much more hearty! I may have to make this one when the hubby is out of town or something, because he is super anti-tomato (which makes tomato soup kind of a no-go)!
Mmmm grilled cheese and tomato soup is the best! How can your hubs not like tomato! 😉 I
This looks good! I’ve been making the tomatoe soup you posted from Peas and Carrots several weeks ago and it’s SO good. I’ve made it no less than 3 times in the past month. It actually comes out a little chunky because I only have a blender, but I like it that way because it’s like I am eating something vs. drinking something.
Yes!!!! That recipe is soooo good (especially with the mozzarella balls) and I like to keep it pretty chunky, too!
I love how economical this is, and so warming and filling too!
This recipe made me so happy. I am not a fan of puréed tomato soups (I have no clue why – I love tomatoes.. all things tomato) but I just can’t do that consistency. This would solve everything! And it definitely looks like an inexpensive recipe. Bookmarking this one!
I’m all about soups in the winter (I’ll take a cold soup in the summer too!) I love how simple this recipe is. I’m trying to think if I have the ingredients to make it when I get home! I may have to stop for a can of tomato paste but I think I have everything else! 🙂 Also, I usually prefer chunky soup! I had a sweet potato and black bean soup last night that was EXCELLENT!
Mmmm sweet potato and black beans sounds delicious!!
All I seriously want to eat right now is soup. Thank you for yet another amazing recipe for me to try at some point.
I’m all for economical right now with the overwhelming cost of a wedding. That, and I’m craving soup so this recipe looks perfect! I like both chunky and pureed soup. Pretty much anything meatless and I’m good! 😉
Ohhh yay for weddings!! And yay for saving money! 😉
I like chunky soups too! I love the simple ingredient list in this recipe it looks great thanks for sharing 🙂
Yum, perfect for these negative temps in Minnesota!
Your soup totally reminds me of Spaghetti Os! Remember THOSE AMAZING tiny pasta donuts in thick sweet tomato sauce?!?!?!
I love me some CHUNKY SOUPS! I like chewing!!
YES! Oh my goodness, yes!!! Think of this as homemade (gluten free) spaghetti-Os!)
That looks delicious!
im always up for a bowl of soup. I like adding grains to make it bulky and sometimes sneak in frozen veggies 🙂
Tomato soup is by far my favorite kind of soup! I love that you added rice to this, very creative! Adding this to my list of recipes to try
I don’t think I’ve ever tried a tomato soup before! I love how yours uses such healthful ingredients! Yeah for whole foods! <3
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I never thought of combining rice and tomato in a soup. Great idea Liz! I might give it a try next week – this week’s shopping’s all done already.
My kids LOVE this soup!!!!
And I love it because it is so easy to make and so much healthier than opening a can.
A recipe we come back to again and again 😀
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Oh my gosh, I love the addition of rice to tomato soup! I have never thought to do it before. SOOO TASTY.
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