Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese

Name: Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 10 larges basil leaves, sliced; 0 teaspoons black pepper; 4 Tbsps butter, softened; 170 grams Canadian bacon; 2 kilograms crushed tomatoes; 283 grams white Cheddar or fontina cheese, grated; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 355 milliliters milk; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 4 servings Sour cream, optional; 8 slices sourdough bread; 2 Tbsps sugar; 5 Tbsps tomato paste; 118 milliliters vegetable broth or water

Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese requires around 30 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 4 servings with 1112 calories, 53g of protein, and 51g of fat each. This recipe covers 52% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. If you have vegetable broth, milk, sourdough bread, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

In a large sauce pot, heat oil over medium heat.

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Sauce

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Add onion and cook for 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste and sugar. Puree mixture in a blender or food processor. If necessary, blend in 2 batches.

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Tomato Paste

Tomato

Onion

Sugar

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Food Processor

Blender

Return puree to pot and add milk, vegetable broth, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer over low heat while preparing sandwiches.

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Salt And Pepper

Vegetable Broth

Milk

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Pot

Butter one side of each bread slice. On unbuttered side of 1 slice, distribute about 1/4 cup cheese. Top with 2 slices Canadian bacon and another 1/4 cup cheese. Top with another slice of bread, unbuttered side down. Repeat step 3 to make 4 sandwiches.

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Canadian Bacon

Butter

Cheese

Bread

Place a large grill pan or skillet over medium heat.

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Grill Pan

Frying Pan

Place sandwiches in pan and cook until golden, about 5 minutes per side. Cover sandwiches with foil to keep warm.

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Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Just before serving, stir basil into soup and spoon into bowls. Top with sour cream, if desired. Slice each sandwich diagonally and serve alongside soup.

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Sour Cream