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Creamy Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons

Name: Creamy Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 800 g canned crushed tomatoes; 1 yellow onion; 3 cloves garlic; 120 ml heavy cream; 250 ml vegetable broth; 40 g butter; 4 slices sourdough bread; 100 g cheddar cheese; 6 leaves fresh basil; 1 tsp salt; 1 pinch black pepper

This easy American soup is ready in about 35 minutes and makes 4 servings. It is built around canned crushed tomatoes, yellow onion and garlic cloves. The cooking is mostly grilling and simmering. It is on the lighter side, at about 380 calories and 14 g of protein per serving.

Creamy Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons, plated (AI-generated illustration)

Total time: 35 min
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Calories: 380 kcal

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

800 gcanned crushed tomatoes
1yellow onion
3 clovesgarlic
120 mlheavy cream
250 mlvegetable broth
40 gbutter
4 slicessourdough bread
100 gcheddar cheese
6 leavesfresh basil
1 tspsalt
1 pinchblack pepper

Instructions

Melt half the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the diced yellow onion and cook for 5 minutes until soft. Add minced garlic cloves and cook for 1 minute.
Add the canned crushed tomatoes and vegetable broth. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Add fresh basil leaves and blend with an immersion blender until smooth.
Stir in the heavy cream and season with salt and black pepper. Keep warm over low heat.
Make grilled cheese croutons: butter the sourdough bread slices, sandwich them with cheddar cheese, and grill in a skillet over medium heat until golden on both sides and cheese is melted. Cut into bite-sized cubes.
Ladle the soup into bowls and top with the grilled cheese croutons. Serve immediately.

Cook’s notes

An immersion blender is easiest, but if you use a countertop blender, fill it only halfway and vent the lid, because hot soup expands. The soup keeps for 4 days and freezes well without the cream, which you can stir in when reheating. Make the croutons just before serving so they stay crisp.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 380 kcal
Protein: 14 g
Fat: 22 g
Carbs: 34 g

Approximate values for one serving.

About this recipe

Cuisine: American
Dish type: Soup
In cookbook: Comfort Food Classics