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Spicy Calabrian Chile Tomato Soup Recipe
Spicy Calabrian Chile Tomato Soup is a recipe that's perfect anytime of year, winter, spring summer or fall. Its not to heavy to slow you dawn and put you to sleep but its not gonna leave you hungry either.
Loaded with sausage, shrimp and veggies simmered in a spicy tomato broth with Calabrian chiles, chicken stock and heavy cream.
Ingredient List for Spicy Calabrian Chile Tomato Soup
Don't let the ingredient List scare you, its just a lot one veggie but the soup comes together quickly and I promise its worth the effort.
Ingredients
- Carrots
- Celery
- Onion
- Garlic
- Italian Seasoning
- Calabrian Chiles
- Dry Vermouth
- Rao’s Marinara
- Chicken Stock
- Riced Cauliflower Frozen
- Italian Sausage (About 3 links)
- Medium Cooked Shrimp, 26/30 count
- Chopped Kale, Stems Removed
- Cherry Tomatoes Sliced
- Sliced Mushrooms
- Sliced Black Olives
- Diced Bell Peppers
- Heavy Cream
- Olive Oil
- Grated Parmesan
- Real Salt to taste
- Black Pepper to taste
Cooking Instructions
- Over medium heat saute diced, carrots, celery, onions and garlic in olive oil until the veggies are slightly softened and translusent. Deglaze the pan with dry vermouth and chicken stock.
- Add in your Calabrian Chiles, Marinara, Italian seasoning, mushrooms and kale. simmer for about 15 minute stirring occasionally. Once mushrooms are tender add heavy cream, grated parmesan, cooked italian sausage, black olives and cherry tomatoes.
- Continue simmering, add salt and pepper as needed just before serving add riced cauliflower and cooked shrimp, continue to cook until warm. Garnish with fresh basil, grated parmesan, aged balsamic vinegar and crushed red chili flakes.
Preparing the Broth
Whenever I make a broth I like to start with a foundation of aromatic veggies to give flavor and body to the soup.
Carrots, onions, celery and garlic all have a subtle flavor component that comes out when lightly sauteed in oil or butter. Sweating the veggies in oil before adding the liquid makes a huge difference in the final product of the soup.
Take those few extra minutes to develop those roasty bits on the bottom of the pan then deglazing with your liquids will make a soup go from good to great.
Because I'm a good italian boy we love to deglaze the pan with dry vermouth. The alcohol in the dry vermouth burns off very quickly but it adds a subtle sweetness and complexity to the broth.
Preparing the Ingredients for Soup
Something I like to imagine when preparing the ingredients for a soup is the size of the veggies and proteins and how they will fit on the spoon.
If one ingredient is too big it will take up all the space on the spoon and the other ingredients will be left behind like the string Quartet on the Titanic.
Cut all your “Main”ingredients to roughly equal size so that each bite has all of the components of the soup.
This may sound like I'm overthinking but it's these little details that can truly make a phenomenal soup.
Smaller ingredients like the riced cauliflower or sliced olives can be smaller as they will fill in the empty space in each spoonful of the soup.
Think of it like having your main characters and your supporting characters. You want to make sure the leads are up front and the first thing we see but the supporting characters still play an important role balancing out the scene.
In this soup the shrimp and the sausage are the stars so I want to make sure I cut them in a way so that both are roughly the same size.
Maybe leave a few whole as garnish if you want but overall one shouldnt overpower the other.
Spicy Calabrian Chile Tomato Soup Shortcuts and Tips
I know that after I've told you to take all this time and effort into making this Spicy Calabrian Chile Tomato Soup that it seems like a cop out that I'm using a store bought marinara and chicken stock to make the soup.
If you'll indulge me for just a moment, ladies and gentlemen of the court, I'd like to plead my case.
If you have some chicken or turkey bones that are left over by all means make your own stock but sometimes when the mood for making soup hits us all we have is the stuff in a box.
Store bought chicken stock as a rule is pretty lacking in flavor but we can bring it back to life by adding those aromatic veggies we talked about earlier and cooking them in the pan before adding the stock.
You also need to season the soup with salt and pepper. I know it seems obvious but I can't tell you how many times I've seen people take all this time to make a beautiful soup and then not taste for seasoning.
It's like if Picasso took all that time to paint a work of art and then forgot to sign it.
Now my next shortcut is very brand specific. I love the flavor and ingredients of Rao's Marinara.
It's clean, low carb and is my absolute favorite store bought sauce. Yes I could make my own or use some cheap brand on sale but with Rao’s I know what I'm getting every time.
I use this Rao’s in place of canned tomatoes because it has a lower carb count and maximum flavor per serving.
More Keto Friendly Soup and Comfort Food Recipes
- Stracciatella: Italian Egg Drop Soup
- Chicken Jalapeno Popper Soup
- Keto Skyline Chili Copycat
- Five Cheese Creamy Cauliflower Soup
- Tom Yum Chicken & Rice Soup
Spicy Calabrian Chile Tomato Soup w/ Sausage and Shrimp
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Diced Carrots
- ¼ cup Diced Celery
- ¼ cup Diced Onion
- 3 cloves Chopped Garlic
- 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
- 1 tbsp Calabrian Chiles
- 1.5 oz Dry Vermouth
- 1 cup Rao’s Marinara
- 2 Quarts Chicken Stock
- 2 cups Riced Cauliflower Frozen
- 6 oz Italian Sausage About 3 links
- 16 oz Medium Cooked Shrimp 26/30 count
- 1 cup Chopped Kale Stems Removed
- ½ cup Cherry Tomatoes Sliced
- 1 cup Sliced Mushrooms
- ½ cup Sliced Black Olives
- ½ cup Diced Bell Peppers
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- ¼ cup Grated Parmesan
- ½ tsp Real Salt to taste
- ½ tsp Black Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Over medium heat saute diced, carrots, celery, onions and garlic in olive oil until the veggies are slightly softened and translusent. Deglaze the pan with dry vermouth and chicken stock.
- Add in your Calabrian Chiles, Marinara, Italian seasoning, mushrooms and kale. simmer for about 15 minute stirring occasionally. Once mushrooms are tender add heavy cream, grated parmesan, cooked italian sausage, black olives and cherry tomatoes.
- Continue simmering, add salt and pepper as needed.Just before serving add riced cauliflower and cooked shrimp, continue to cook until warm. Garnish with fresh basil, grated parmesan, aged balsamic vinegar and crushed red chili flakes.
Ohhhhhh! I’m so excited about dinner now! I’ll update my comment after I make this recipe. It sounds like it’ll be packed with flavor and texture. If I get the Calabrian chili in the grocery store, any tips on where to find it?
Currently eating this amazing keto dinner. I have never used Dry Vermouth. I found it in the “spirits” section of Target. I found the Calabrian chili next to the spaghetti sauces - also at Target. The only one they had included basil and garlic. It’s full of flavors I wouldn’t have considered. I added more carrots, onions and celery than the recipe called for and a little more Raos. Thanks again, Frank! What’s for dinner tomorrow?