Roast tomato and red bell pepper with olive oil, salt and pepper at 450ºF for 40 minutes. Remove skin from tomato and red bell pepper when finished.
Sauté onion, carrot, celery and garlic until fragrant. Add roasted tomato and red bell pepper. Stir in crushed tomato, water, chicken broth mix, brown sugar and bring it to a boil. Simmer for 30 minutes. Add basil
Blend the soup in a blender until smooth. Return to stove, add 1 to 2 cups of water (depends how thick you like the soup) and bring it to a boil. Add 1 cup of cream at the end. Make sure the soup is not boiling as it will prevent cream from curdling in soup.