Soup with a built-in bread bowl

A couple nights ago I made this delicious tomato soup at home with my mommy. I found the recipe online a while ago, and it tastes just like the end of tomato soup in a bread bowl. Even better? It's really easy and really quick to make!

Start by chopping up an onion and cooking it in olive oil until it's almost translucent. Add some chili powder, salt, pepper, basil, and three cloves of garlic.

Stir it all together and cook until the garlic is slightly browned. When it's looking tasty, add a splash of vegetable or chicken stock and a splash of red wine and stir. Drink the rest of the red wine while you're waiting. (Or just add some extra stock instead of the wine.)

While the onion and stock are simmering, dice about half a loaf of Italian bread into about half inch cubes. Don't stress too much about the size; it's all going to be cooked down a bit anyway.

After the onion and stock mix has reached a box, stir it, add two cans of diced tomatoes and stir.

Yum! We let this cook for a bit, then we added in the bread, but it can all be poured in at once.

Bring this to a simmer, and add more spices as needed. Serve in a bowl with mozzarella and fresh torn basil if you have it. (We didn't and it was still absolutely delicious.)

Before I give you the recipe, I should disclose that all the pictures are of a one and a halfing of the recipe, and we had enough for four people and an extra serving for leftovers.

I love this recipe. It's great for a snuggly winter soup — it's quite hearty and very rich.

Ingredients:
1 onion, diced
3 cloves of garlic, crushed and chopped
dash of chili paste (we used chili powder)
splash of chicken stock
splash of red wine
2 cans chopped tomatoes (30 oz total)
leftover bread chunks
sugar to taste
salt and black pepper
fresh basil and grated mozzarella (to garnish)

To make:
1. Heat a small pot; add onion and some oil.
2. Let it soften and cook for a few minutes before adding garlic, chili, and a good helping of salt and pepper.
3. Stir it for a few minutes, until the onions are soft and the garlic is beginning to brown.
4. Add the stock, wine, tomatoes, and bread and keep stirring, letting everything mix thoroughly.
5. Once it's simmered for a couple of minutes, taste and add some sugar if it's too sour or more salt if it's necessary.
6. Serve in a bowl with a good coating of black pepper, mozzarella, and torn basil leaves.