Roasted Carrot and Basil Soup with Grilled Cheese Dunkers

Name: Roasted Carrot and Basil Soup with Grilled Cheese Dunkers
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 907 grams carrots, washed and cut into chunks; 1 liters chicken broth; 59 milliliters chopped fresh basil; 4 cloves garlic, unpeeled; 6 servings Sour cream or Greek yogurt, for topping, optional; 6 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 6 servings Mayonnaise, for spreading; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 296 milliliters shredded extra-sharp Cheddar; 8 slices nice sourdough bread, quartered and crusts removed; 1 larges Vidalia onion, cut into chunks

Roasted Carrot and Basil Soup with Grilled Cheese Dunkers takes roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes from beginning to end. One portion of this dish contains approximately 38g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 605 calories. This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe serves 6. 33 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Fourth Of July. Head to the store and pick up kosher salt and pepper, greek yogurt, vidalian onion, and a few other things to make it today. A couple people really liked this main course. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Roasted Carrot and Basil Soup with Grilled Cheese Dunkers, Easy Roasted Tomato Basil Soup with Grilled Cheese, and Spicy Grilled Cheese Dunkers.

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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Add the carrots, onions and garlic to a sheet tray, drizzle with the olive oil and season with a big pinch of salt and pepper. Toss everything together so it's nice and coated. Roast until tender and golden brown in spots, about 45 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Carrot

Garlic

Onion

Add 4 cups of the chicken broth to a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Pop the garlic out of their skins and add to the sauce pan with the roasted carrots and onions. Simmer everything together for 15 minutes.

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Chicken Broth

Carrot

Garlic

Onion

Pop

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Sauce Pan

Add the basil at the very end of cooking. Puree until smooth by adding in batches to a blender or by using an immersion blender.

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Basil

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Immersion Blender

Blender

Add the remaining broth, a little at a time, when pureeing to loosen it up a bit.

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Broth

Serve in bowls with some sour cream or Greek yogurt swirled in and Grilled Cheese Dunkers on the side.

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Greek Yogurt

Sour Cream

Cheese

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Bowl

Heat a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Divide the cheese among 4 slices of the bread and top with the other 4 slices.

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Cheese

Bread

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Frying Pan

Spread the outside of the bread with mayonnaise.

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Mayonnaise

Spread

Bread

Add the sandwiches to the pan and cook until golden brown and the cheese is melted, 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Slice into dunkers and serve with the soup.

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Cheese

Soup

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