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Ingredients for Tomato Soup:
3/4 cup roughly chopped tomatoes
15 ounces organic tomato sauce
3 – 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
3/4 cup roughly diced onion
1/2 cup roughly diced red bell pepper
1/2 cup roughly diced carrot
1/4 – 1/2 cup half n’ half
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 tablespoon roughly sliced garlic
salt & pepper to taste
Optional:
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
sugar (about a teaspoon – if your tomatoes are tart)
The Grilled Cheese Sandwich:
2 slices (per sandwich) bread (Betty used a whole grain wheat)
1/2 – 3/4 cup (per sandwich) shredded cheeses (Betty used Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Pecorino Romano and Parmesan)
olive oil
heavy skillet to set on top of sandwich, on top of grill (If you don’t have a grill or grill pan, use 2 skillets.)
Souper!
Saute red bell pepper, carrots and onion seasoned with salt & pepper over medium heat.
Add parsley and garlic (and crushed red pepper flakes if desired).
Add chopped tomatoes and 1 cup broth. Allow to gently boil for 5 minutes.
Stir in can of tomato sauce and simmer for another 5 minutes.
Ladle mixture into blender and puree until smooth. Add up to 1 more cup of broth while pureeing.
Return puree to pot over medium-low heat.
Stir in additional 1/2 – 1 cup broth and 1/4 – 1/2 cup cream. Taste and adjust salt. If tart, add 1 tsp. sugar. Keep hot (on low, stirring occasionally) while grilling sandwiches.
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Brush bread slices with olive oil.
Top with shredded cheeses and place on a medium-high grill.
Place a heavy skillet or saucepan on top of sandwich.
Rotate sandwich on grill for prettiest grill-marks.
Grill until golden and crisp and the cheese is melted inside.
Cut sandwiches with a serrated knife for best results.
Serve grilled cheese with tomato soup.
And of course, Betty loves a dollop of sour cream or a little shredded cheese on top.
Makes about 5 cups soup.
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Adding another comment. :]
Just wanted to say I made this for my friend and her boyfriend the other night, and it was great! Good job!
YAY Mickey!
Thanks for trying another recipe and letting me know how it went! At the rate you are going, you may be my official test kitchen!! I love it!
Cheers,
B
Haha, I might be! So far everything has turned out wonderful! :] I’m going to try out the fish tacos tonight. :]
Mickey! Mmmm you are making fish tacos tonight? I’m coming over!
I’m eager to hear how they turn out for you… sounds like the perfect summertime Sunday dinner to me!
My dinner? I’m hacking out the next recipe ;)
Cheers,
Betty
The fish tacos turnd out grand! :] I was the only one eating them, but I enjoyed them very much! I love your food!
Ooh, have fun. :]
-Mickey
P.S. I’ll tell youw hen I make another one!
Hey Mickey,
So happy to hear the tacos were yummy! Not around a bunch of fish lovers, eh?
Can’t wait to hear what you try next… and if you have a camera, snap a photo – I’d love to see your creations!
Cheers,
Betty
No, my mom doesn’t like fish. She says it smells bad.
And I will! :] I think I’m going to try the hummus or something next. I’ll keep ya posted.
I know, a lot of people don’t like fish… I didn’t when I was a kid. Maybe you need to send your Mom to Fish Camp? LOL http://www.averagebetty.com/?p=118
You rock, Mickey!
I LOVE fish, shrimp, tuna, crab, it’s all very yummy. :]
And that’d be great for her! Yay for fish camp!
Anyways, I’m going to go to the grocery store tonight, and get some ingredients for another recipe, I haven’t decided wich one though!
-MIckey
Me too! Guess the only thing I haven’t developed a taste for is oysters… Oyster Camp could be interesting!
Can’t wait to hear what you try and how it comes out. Snap a photo for the homepage :)
I will! :]
Betty, I need some advice! I got a watermelon for some odd reason from a friend, so I cut it up into chunks, and now I don’t know what to do with it, I’m getting a bit bored eating it plain, since I have like 2 gallons of it. SO what are some simple things I can do with it? I had no idea, I’ve tried google, no avail.
Merci!
Mickey