This Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup could have been carried out 100 occasions, however this recipe turns your common grilled cheese into connoisseur goodness! Our wealthy, selfmade tomato soup combines grilled cheese made with sourdough bread, gouda, and American cheese for additional gooey cheesiness. If we’re making GCTS at dwelling, that is the one recipe we’re utilizing 😋
We went straight to fancy with our Roasted Peach and Gouda Grilled Cheese, however we haven’t shared our traditional grilled cheese recipe that everybody is aware of and loves on the positioning… till now! And you already know we had so as to add our personal particular flare. This grilled cheese and tomato soup recipe is (to not toot our personal horn) the way it’s DONE. You received’t need to make it another method.
Whereas it’s clearly selfmade, this tomato soup and grilled cheese recipe is tremendous simple — aka simple sufficient to make when you’ve got hungry toddlers at dwelling!
Grilled Cheese Elements
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Warmth olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium/excessive warmth. Add the onion to the pan and season with ½ teaspoon of salt. Prepare dinner the onions down till translucent, 7-9 minutes.
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Add the tomato paste and garlic to the onions and saute for a further 2 minutes.
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Subsequent, add the crushed tomatoes, peeled tomatoes, rooster broth, Worcestershire, and brown sugar to the pot. Stir to mix. Carry the combination to a boil over medium/excessive warmth.
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Flip the warmth to low and permit the soup to simmer for five minutes.
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Switch the soup to a high-speed blender (we favor a Vitamix) and punctiliously mix the soup till utterly easy.*
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Switch the soup again to the Dutch oven and permit the soup to heat over medium/low warmth when you put together the grilled cheese.
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Butter one facet of every slice of bread.
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Place two cheddar cheese slices and one slice of gouda on high of 1 slice of bread, after which place the second piece of bread on high of the cheddar cheese. Put aside.
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Subsequent, warmth a big skillet over medium warmth.
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Add the grilled cheese to the pan and let it prepare dinner for 3-4 minutes over medium warmth.
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Flip the grilled cheese and prepare dinner for a further 2-4 minutes on the opposite facet. The cheese must be utterly melted earlier than eradicating the grilled cheese from the skillet.
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Slice every grilled cheese sandwich in half, and serve alongside the tomato soup.
- Choice to mix the soup with an immersion blender within the Dutch oven. Observe that we suggest a high-speed blender as a result of it leaves you with a smoother soup.
- You should utilize any sort of bread for the grilled cheese. We used cheddar cheese and gouda cheese, however be at liberty to make use of another meltable cheese of your alternative.
Energy: 541 kcal, Carbohydrates: 54 g, Protein: 21 g, Fats: 29 g, Fiber: 6 g, Sugar: 15 g
Diet info is robotically calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
Tools Wanted
- Dutch oven: You’ll want a Dutch oven to make your tomato soup! It’s the most suitable choice for even cooking and simple cleanup. We prefer to retailer our leftover soup proper within the dutch oven within the fridge.
- Excessive-speed blender: We favor a Vitamix for mixing the soup to a easy and creamy consistency. Be at liberty to make use of an immersion blender for those who favor.
Nice Jones
Dutch Oven
The Nice Jones “The Dutchess” is our favourite Dutch oven for every single day cooking. It’s nice for one-pot meals, soups, and extra!
Our Favourite
Blender
Trying to improve your blender? Take a look at our favourite Vitamix Blender. It’s our favourite high-speed blender good for making smoothies, soups, and nut butter.
We suggest utilizing and recent sliced cheese that has good meltability, akin to cheddar cheese, gouda and American cheese. All three of those cheese have nice melting properties and style nice collectively.
We don’t suggest utilizing any aged cheeses as they won’t soften properly.
You should utilize any sort of bread for the grilled cheese. Sourdough, entire wheat, and white bread all work properly. However we suggest utilizing bakery sourdough bread for an additional connoisseur contact!
After all! You may mix the soup with an immersion blender proper within the Dutch oven. We suggest a high-speed blender as a result of it leaves you with a smoother soup.
right here’s a tip!
For an additional burst of taste, strive including some recent herbs like basil or thyme to your tomato soup earlier than mixing.
Serving Solutions
I like to counteract the wealthy and creamy flavors of grilled cheese and tomato soup with a crisp, refreshing salad. This Grilled Caesar Salad with Grilled Croutons is certainly one of our go tos! We additionally like it with this French Carrot Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing or our traditional Spring Combine Salad.
This tomato soup will be saved in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 4 days. The grilled cheese is greatest loved recent, however you’ll be able to retailer any leftovers in an hermetic container for as much as 2 days within the fridge.
Images: images taken on this publish are by Erin from The Wood Skillet.