Creamy Garlic Tomato Soup With Grilled Cheese Croutons
Creamy Garlic Tomato Soup With Grilled Cheese Croutons might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 345 calories, 12g of protein, and 16g of fat. For $1.32 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. This recipe is liked by 537 foodies and cooks. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Fourth Of July. If you have half & half, canned tomatoes, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Cheap Recipe Blog. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 72%. This score is pretty good. Similar recipes include Creamy Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese “Croutons”, Tomato Soup with Roasted Peppers, Garlic and Onions With Gruyere Grilled Cheese Croutons, and Creamy Tomato Soup with Brown Butter Garlic Croutons.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 15 minutes
Cooking duration: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 slices bread
2 tablespoons butter
1 quart of canned tomatoes
1 can chicken broth
4 cloves of garlic, minced
3/4 cup half-and-half or whole milk
1 medium onion, finely chopped
Salt, pepper, paprika, parsley, and garlic powder, to taste
1/2 cup cheese (I used shredded cheddar)
2 tablespoons sugar
Equipment:
sauce pan
frying pan
Cooking instruction summary:
To make soup:In a large saucepan, saute onions in olive oil until onions begin to soften - about three or four minutes. Add garlic and cook for another 30 seconds. Add tomatoes. After the tomato mixture warms, add baking soda and stir well. Don't worry - the mixture will foam slightly.Add chicken broth, half-and-half, and sugar, and mix well. Add spices to your liking. Simmer for 10 minutes or so, to allow flavors to come together.To make grilled cheese croutons:Spread one side of each bread slice with butter. Turn over two of the slices, top with cheese, and top with other bread slices, butter side up. Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Add sandwiches and cook for two to three minutes on each side, until golden brown. Remove from pan and allow to cool. Cut each sandwich into small square-shaped croutons. Set aside until soup is served.
Step by step:
1. To make soup:In a large saucepan, saute onions in olive oil until onions begin to soften - about three or four minutes.
2. Add garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
3. Add tomatoes. After the tomato mixture warms, add baking soda and stir well. Don't worry - the mixture will foam slightly.
4. Add chicken broth, half-and-half, and sugar, and mix well.
Add spices to your liking. Simmer for 10 minutes or so, to allow flavors to come together.To make grilled cheese croutons
1. Spread one side of each bread slice with butter. Turn over two of the slices, top with cheese, and top with other bread slices, butter side up.
2. Heat a frying pan over medium heat.
3. Add sandwiches and cook for two to three minutes on each side, until golden brown.
4. Remove from pan and allow to cool.
5. Cut each sandwich into small square-shaped croutons. Set aside until soup is served.
Nutrition Information:
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