Creamy and rich, homemade tomato basil soup infused with bone broth and parmesan cheese. And paired with the best cheddar, sourdough grilled cheese of your life.
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About this recipe
One of my all time favorite meals as a child, grilled cheese and tomato soup. My mom made it with Campbell’s canned tomato soup and grandma sycamore whole wheat bread. Now that I’m an adult that combination does not suit my palate. So I have created the creamiest, made with quality and tasty ingredients tomato basil soup. Seriously, you will never need another tomato soup recipe. Paired with sourdough grilled cheese, using Caputo’s Market and Deli (in Salt Lake City, UT) whole wheat rye sourdough, makes this combination a game changer. I could eat it all day, everyday!
Why you will love this recipe
- It’s cheap to make
- Is extra creamy and flavorful
- Comes together in less than 20 minutes
- Taste better than your childhood tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich
- Sourdough, sourdough, sourdough
- Contains all essential nutrients to make a complete meal
History behind this nostalgic combination
Grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup came about during the 1800 hundreds but did not become popular until World War 2. When the world was going through a recession like we are today. Military families and sailors were the first to start making in it readily as an inexpensive way to get nutrients. With the tomato soup being high in vitamin c, magnesium and potassium and paired with a sandwich with cheese it offers protein and essential carbs for energy. It later made its way to civilians and became a meal that kept energy levels high without breaking the bank. It eventually found its way into school cafeterias and government institutions. Becoming so loved that we still love it today.
Tomato Soup and Sourdough Grilled Cheese
Equipment
- 1 small blender or emulsion blender
- 1 griddle or cast iron pan
- 1 Whisk
Ingredients
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
- 2 tablespoons grass fed butter
- 1 teaspoon fresh minced garlic or garlic powder
- ¼ cup organic kamut flour or all purpose unbleached flour
- 1 tablespoon organic dried basil or freshly cut basil
- 2 tablespoon hot honey or pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 14.5 oz can organic fire roasted tomatoes slightly blended so the tomatoes are not too chunky in the soup
- 1 14.5 oz can of organic tomato sauce
- 2 ½ cup organic whole milk or milk of choice
- ½ cup organic bone broth organic chicken stock
- ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
Sourdough Grilled Cheese
- 1 sourdough loaf, sliced preferably wheat with rye
- 2 tablespoons grass fed butter
- Tillamook sharp cheddar cheese, sliced as many as needed
Instructions
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
- Start by collecting all the ingredients needed to make the soup and prepare them so they are ready to be used.
- Begin by placing the pot onto the stove over medium heat and melt the butter. Once the butter has melted add the garlic and saute until aromatic. Then whisk in the flour until a past forms.
- Mix in the basil, hot honey, sea and sea salt and then slowly whisk in 2 cups of milk. Bring to a boil until thickened.
- Stir in the fire roasted tomatoes, tomato sauce and bone broth. Cook about 7 minutes until steamy.
- Remove the soup from the stove and sprinkle in the freshly grated parmesan cheese. Give it a quick whisk.
- Allow the soup to cool slightly while preparing the grilled cheese.
Sourdough Grilled Cheese
- Heat the griddle to 350 F and warm one side of the bread.
- Remove the bread and grease the hot griddle with 1 tablespoon of butter.
- Place the bread warm side up onto the buttered pan and add the cheese. Then add another piece of bread, warm side down on top of the cheese bread to make a sandwich.
- Place a large plate on top of the grilled cheese to get it crispy for about 5-7 minutes.
- Remove the plate, flip the sandwich and cook the other side. Place the plate back on top and cook for 5-7 minutes.
- Cut the grilled cheese sandwich in half and serve with a generous bowl of creamy tomato soup.
- Store any leftover soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.
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