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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344k Calories
12g Protein
15g Total Fat
43g Carbs
12% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
344k
17%

Fat
15g
24%

  Saturated Fat
9g
57%

Carbohydrates
43g
14%

  Sugar
19g
22%

Cholesterol
42mg
14%

Sodium
1357mg
59%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
12g
24%

Manganese
0.89mg
45%

Vitamin C
30mg
37%

Potassium
927mg
27%

Copper
0.52mg
26%

Calcium
255mg
26%

Vitamin B3
5mg
25%

Fiber
6g
25%

Iron
4mg
25%

Vitamin B6
0.48mg
24%

Phosphorus
235mg
24%

Vitamin B1
0.35mg
23%

Vitamin E
3mg
22%

Vitamin B2
0.33mg
19%

Selenium
13µg
19%

Vitamin A
941IU
19%

Magnesium
71mg
18%

Folate
62µg
16%

Vitamin K
15µg
15%

Zinc
1mg
12%

Vitamin B5
1mg
11%

Vitamin B12
0.51µg
9%

Vitamin D
0.25µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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