Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup Recipe

Kick the classic grilled cheese & tomato soup up a notch.

Servings
4
Time
1-10 Minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp canola oil
  • ½ medium onion (diced)
  • 3 stalks celery (diced)
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 2 (14.5-ounce) cans vegetable broth
  • 8 slices Sara Lee® Old Fashioned White Bread
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 8 deli slices American cheese
  • ½ cup grated Cheddar, divided

Directions

  1. Soup:
  2. In a pot over medium heat, add the canola oil. Stir in the onions and celery, and sauté until the onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the crushed tomatoes and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook covered for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and puree in a blender until smooth. Return the puree to the pot and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot with a grilled cheese sandwich.
  3. Sandwich:
  4. Heat a large grill pan over high heat. Butter one side of each slice of old fashioned white bread. Lay half of the bread, butter side down, in the pan. Put a slice of American cheese on each piece o