Tomato Soup High Protein

High protein tomato soup is a delicious winter recipe that everyone will love. This delicious soup is creamy and full of protein. Even if you don't like cottage cheese you will love this recipe, you don't taste the cottage cheese because it gets blended up. Instead it adds a nice undertone to the soup. It is a perfect recipe to convert over a cottage cheese hater.

Ingredients:

• 2 onion - finely chopped

• 4 cloves garlic - finely chopped

• 2-28 ounce can whole peeled tomatoes

• 6 cups vegetable broth use bone broth for extra protein

• pinch salt

• pinch black pepper

• 1 teaspoon oregano

• 1 teaspoon thyme

• ½ cup finely chopped basil

• 1/4 cup tomato paste

• 2 cups cottage cheese blended

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 3 more minutes.

2. Add all remaining ingredients to the pot except for the cottage cheese. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes (longer is better for more flavor)

3. Add soup to a blender along with the cottage cheese. Blend until smooth. Alternatively you could use an immersion blender for this and blend the cottage cheese in the pot with the soup.

4. Divide soup out and serve with crusty bread or a grilled cheese.

5. Serves 6