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I have been sick with a crazy cold for the past week or so, and all I’ve wanted to eat are spicy dishes or bubbling, piping hot soup.
This quick and easy tomato bruschetta bread bowl soup completely fits the bill and worked wonders on my aching throat. Remember those Italian Herb bread bowls I made for y’all a few weeks back? The idea for this bruschetta soup came to my mind waaaaay before that post, and I actually created those bread bowls specifically so I could experiment with this soup.
I’m so happy I did!
Tomatoes, basil, balsamic and bread. I mean seriously, how bad could that be? The flavors are simply incredible, and the dish is sooo easy to make! If you don’t want to go through the process of making your own bread bowls, then don’t! Just buy a couple of bread bowls from the store, load them up with soup then finish them off with a layer of bubbling cheese.
Trust. You’ll be so happy you did.

Tomato Bruschetta Bread Bowl Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil or ghee
- 1 small sweet onion minced
- 2 small garlic cloves minced
- 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
- 4-6 tsp coconut sugar or sugar of choice
- 2 cups low sodium vegetable or chicken stock
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian flat leaf parsley
- 4-6 Italian Herb Bread Bowls.
- 4-6 slices fresh mozzarella cheese
Instructions
For the Tomato Bruschetta Bread Bowl Soup:
- Add oil to a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Once hot, add in onion and saute for 5-6 minutes or until translucent and tender.
- Add minced garlic and saute for 1 minute more.
- Pour in tomatoes, sugar, stock, vinegar, and salt & pepper and stir to combine.
- Bring the soup to a boil then turn off the heat.
- Stir in the fresh basil & fresh parsley.
To Serve the Tomato Bruschetta Bread Bowl Soup:
- Set your oven to broil.
- Ladle the tomato soup into the bread bowls, top with a slice of fresh mozzarella cheese, and broil until bubbly and golden brown.
- Sprinkle with more fresh basil & parsley and serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition

Mia
January 7, 2015I have never seen a prettier picture of soup! I love tomato soup and bruschetta – that’s a fabulous idea. I’ve always found bread bowls a little weird – I think its the way the bread gets all mushy. The internet suggests that this makes me weird, though – people seem to really love bread bowls. Hope you’re feeling better! Did the munchkin enjoy Christmas? Was he into his gifts, or did he just love playing with wrapping paper and bows?
Amber
January 10, 2015Mia, you’re cray-zay! Bread bowls are the bomb diggity. Owen loved Christmas! He didn’t really unwrap any presents himself. He was more interested in running around and squawking and talking to all of my family 🙂
Anastasha
September 15, 2020Yum! this looks so good, saving to make this weekend 😋