Easy Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Croutons

Name: Easy Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Croutons
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 inches thick) slices country white bread; 794 grams crushed tomatoes, preferably San Marzano; 946 milliliters chicken stock, preferably homemade; 3 cloves tablespoon minced garlic; 113 grams Gruyere cheese, grated; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 6 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 Tbsps good olive oil; 118 milliliters orzo; 1 pinch Large of saffron threads; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted; 710 milliliters yellow onions, chopped (2 onions)

Easy Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Croutons might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 15g of protein, 27g of fat, and From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 50 minutes. A mixture of garlic, butter, chicken stock, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

In a large pot or Dutch oven such as Le Creuset, heat the olive oil over medium heat.

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Olive Oil

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Dutch Oven

Add the onions and cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown.

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Onion

Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Stir in the chicken stock, tomatoes, saffron, 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Bring the soup to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

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Chicken Stock

Tomato

Saffron

Garlic

Pepper

Salt

Soup

Meanwhile, fill a medium pot with water, add 2 teaspoons salt and bring to a boil.

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Water

Salt

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Pot

Add the orzo and cook for 7 minutes. (It will finish cooking in the soup.)

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Orzo

Soup

Drain the orzo and add it to the soup. Stir in the cream, return the soup to a simmer and cook for 10 more minutes, stirring frequently.

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Cream

Orzo

Soup

Serve hot with Grilled Cheese Croutons scattered on top.

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Croutons

Cheese

Heat a panini grill.

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Panini Press

Place the four slices of bread on a cutting board and brush lightly with the melted butter, being sure to butter the corners. Turn the slices over and pile Gruyere on two of the slices.

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Gruyere