Tomato soup and tomato sauce seem like very different recipes, but they're not as dissimilar as you think. You might even be able to use one to make the other.

Read about some clever ways to use canned soups beyond the bowl. These simple upgrades turn pantry staples into hearty meals, ...

Canned tomato soup works great in stews. With stews, you need to build flavor with various ingredients, and it usually requires you to make a sauce or flavorful broth for the meat or vegetables to ...

Canned tomato soup works great in stews. With stews, you need to build flavor with various ingredients, and it usually requires you to make a sauce or flavorful broth for the meat or vegetables to ...

Add tomato paste and cook, stirring to coat onion, until tomato paste is slightly darkened in color, about 2 minutes. Add canned tomatoes, vegetable broth, thyme, bay leaf, and sugar and bring to ...

In just a few simple steps, you can transform tomato sauce (homemade or store-bought) into an elegant soup.

Richard LaMarita, is chef-instructor of health-supportive culinary arts at the Institute of Culinary Education, and recommends using canned tomatoes to make salsa, soup and tomato sauce.

To dress up a plain can of tomato soup, drizzle in a bit of this specialty finishing oil to impart some sophisticated flavor.