Name: Simple Homemade Tomato Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon, cut into small pieces; 2 carrots, chopped; half of a yellow onion, chopped; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 tablespoon flour; 4 cups chicken broth (more to thin out the soup at the end as needed); 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 bay leaf; 1 28-ounce can whole San Marzano tomatoes; cream (optional - to add at the end as desired)