I remember as a child loving grilled cheese sandwiches and piping hot tomato soup. Recently I discovered an interesting spin on the two childhood favorites. I have not tried it per se, but hope to really soon. I think it will be a new way to eat the best.
4B's Famous Tomato Soup
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32oz can diced tomatoes
14.5oz can chicken broth
1 oz (2T) butter
2 T sugar
1 T chopped onion
pinch of baking soda
2 cups cream or 1/2-n-1/2
Mix tomatoes, broth, butter, sugar, onions and soda in a soup pot. Simmer 30 minutes. Heat cream in microwave. Add cream to hot tomato mixture. Stir. Serve with grilled cheese sandwich (croutons).
Grilled Cheese Croutons
http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2011/03/roasted-tomato-soup-with-grilled-cheese.html
6 slices bread
4T butter, softened
1/4 t dried thyme
Cheddar cheese, thinly sliced (enough to cover bread)
Mix together butter and thyme. Spread evenly over 1 side of slices of bread. Place cheese slices on opposite side; top with another slice of bread (should make 3 sandwiches). Grill until golden. Cut slightly cooled sandwiches into small cubes. Sprinkle over top tomato soup.
Yum - I admit we rarely make scratch tomato soup, but we love to embellish with the roasted red pepper/tomato soup from Pacific. A long, long time ago, Tom was making dinner on a cold night. His cupboards were mostly bare, but he had a box of the soup, a piece of orange roughy in the freezer, and some roasted green chiles. So he added these to the soup, and now we almost always add chopped green chile and fish/seafood. This is a favorite "comfort meal" with grilled cheese or quesadillas on a stormy night.
ReplyDeleteHoly moly, this sounds amazing! I actually just read the ingredients and tried to think if I have everything, and it's 11 o'clock at night! I'm definitely going to make this!
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