Thread: Easy Cream of Tomato Soup (for cottage cheese eaters)

I saw a version of this on another thread, and I made some today for lunch. I haven't tried cottage cheese before (am only on VLCD4, R1) but was dying for some tomato soup anyway. The biggest drawback I see as of right now is the sodium content and it was a bit low in protein. I could fix part of the sodium issue by not using the fire-roasted tomatoes and just using cans of no-salt-added ones, but I didn't feel like going back to the grocery store. When I started, I was looking at 2 servings, but I ended up with 3, so I could actually add more cottage cheese to up the protein a bit. I will update if I stall tomorrow.

1 can Hunt's Fire-roasted diced tomatoes
1 can Hunt's No-Salt-Added diced tomatoes
226 g cottage cheese (Daisy 2% fat - has no fillers) (113 g is 1 serving on the packaging - Dr S says 100 g. But I needed the nutritional info)
1 cup chicken broth (Harris-Teeter brand, organic)
1 1/4 cups water (at least) (divided)

Blend cans of tomatoes to a puree (I have a Magic Bullet - couldn't function as well on this diet without it!) and bring to low boil over medium heat. Blend cottage cheese (I found it to be thicker than I ever imagined, so I added about 1/4 cup water to it halfway through); this made an amazingly thick and creamy sauce. I stirred the cottage cheese into the tomatoes. I rinsed the 2 tomato cans and the blender container with about 1 cup of water (omg can't miss a single drop of food on this diet!!). Let heat through and simmer for a bit to meld flavors. I added no more spices or flavorings or anything else, and it was warm, filling and very, very tasty!

This made 3, 2 cup servings.
Nutritional info based on my brands: 131 calories, 1.67g of fat, 16g carb (4.33g fiber, 9.33g sugars), 11.3g protein, 748g sodium, 13% Vitamin A, 29% Vit C, 15% calcium, 19% potassium

Note on cottage cheese: Dr S said this could be used "occasionally"; it does seem as though the milk sugars (carbs) in it cause some eaters to stall so some HCG dieters never use this. So while it is technically on protocol, I guess some could say this is a bit rogue. I used the Daisy 2% because the fat grams were actually lower than my regular proteins (except fish), and while the fat-free had zero fat grams, it did have a lot of stuff in it. The ingredients in the Breakstone fat-free were amazing: "Ingredients: CULTURED PASTEURIZED GRADE A SKIM MILK, WHEY, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, POTATO MALTODEXTRIN, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES*, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, CREAM*, NATURAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3. *ADDS A TRIVIAL AMOUNT OF FAT. CONTAINS: MILK." Their fat-free ingredient list was almost identical to their 2%. Daisy 2% was: "Ingredients: Cultured Skim Milk, Cream, Salt, Vitamin A Palmitate". Seemed a logical choice!