Creamy Tomato Basil Soup & Bacon Cheese Quesadilla’s

It may not be winter anymore, but here in Florida it’s a miserable, dreary day as we wait for a tropical storm to decide whether or not to hit.   As we wait, I decided whipping up a batch of tomato soup and bacon quesadillas sounded like the perfect way to pass the time and enjoy some comfort food!

Some cool facts about Basil – Did you know basil provides protection against unwanted bacterial growth including Staph and Pseudomonas?  Either did I until today!  Those are two tough bacterias that have been harder to kill because they have developed a high resistance to antibiotics. Basil is also healthy for your heart and has anti inflammatory properties.  While we’re on the subject of heart health, tomatoes have been shown to lower total cholesterol and help prevent unwanted clumping of platelet cells in the blood.  And these are just a few of the health benefits of this meal!  Enjoy!

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup and Bacon Cheese Quesadilla

Erin Porter

Try this healthy and delicious version of the classic tomato soup and quesadilla combination.

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Course Main Dishes

Ingredients

  

Soup Ingredients

• 4 Fresh tomatoes
• 7 oz Plum tomatoes (I used Muir Glen organic)
• 12 pcs Fresh basil leaves
• 32 oz Chicken broth
• 13.5 oz Light coconut milk
• 3 cloves Garlic diced
• 1/4 Onion diced
• 1/4 cup Flour I used Namaste Flour-wheat/gluten/yeast free
• 1/2 tsp Crushed red pepper
• 2 1/4 tsp Salt or more if needed for your taste
• 1/4 tsp Parsley
• 1/4 tsp Thyme
• 1/2 tsp Xylitol
• 1/2 tsp Black pepper
• 4 oz Cream cheese

Quesadilla Ingredients

• 1 Package tortilla wraps
• Mozzarella cheese
• 1 Package bacon antibiotic, hormone free

Instructions

 

Soup Instructions

• Place garlic and onion in food processor then saute in 2 tbsp butter and 2 tbs olive oil on medium heat.
• Once garlic and onion are a translucent place in crock pot.
• Cut tomatoes and place in food processor along with the jar of plum tomatoes. Add cream cheese and flour to food processor. Mix until there are no chunks.
• Place tomato puree in crock pot. Add all other ingredients and cook on high for 4 hours.
• Top with a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese and a basil leaf and serve!

Quesadilla Instructions

• Put oven on BROIL at 400 degrees.
• Cook bacon on medium heat until fully cooked-once cooled break into one inch pieces
• Grease a cookie sheet with butter and place one tortilla shell on cookie sheet. Top generously with mozzarella cheese and bacon pieces then place one more tortilla shell on top and broil for 5-7 minutes in the oven. Cut with pizza cutter.

Notes

A quick note about the tortilla wraps - by now you have all heard me talk about Doug Kaufamann and his TV show Know The Cause (which was actually the catalyst in my changing my diet). Although he suggests eliminating most grains, flour tortillas in moderation are acceptable on his Kaufmann 2 Diet (Kaufmann phase II) diet. I make sure they are also sugar, no yeast, and preservative free.
Note: This recipe is neither Kaufmann 1 Diet (Kaufmann Phase 1) or Kaufmann 2 Diet (Kaufmann Phase II) because of the small amount of sorghum flour in the Namaste flour. You can make this a phase II recipe by substituting the Namaste flour with:

• ½ cup almond flour
• ½ cup brown rice flour
• ½ cup tapioca flour