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Grilled Cheese with Creamy Tomato Soup
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Grilled Cheese with Creamy Tomato Soup

13 ingredients Serves 4. openrecipes
Grilled Cheese with Creamy Tomato Soup

Many Americans have vivid memories of eating grilled American cheese sandwiches and bowls of canned tomato soup when they were kids. Here, that same classic pairing features the best Cheddar cheese and sourdough bread or pain au levain in the sandwiches and roasted tomatoes in the soup, for an over-the-top treat.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1259
Calories
59g
Protein
46g
Fat
152g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cheddar Cheese 1 oz (28g) 113
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sourdough 1 slice (36g) 93
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs. plum tomatoes
  • 2 Tbs. olive oil
  • 1 Tbs unsalted butter
  • 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
  • 1/3 cup shallots, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock or broth, or as needed
  • 1 tsp. fresh thyme
  • 1/2 tsp. sugar
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 3/4 lb. mild cheddar cheese, thinly sliced
  • 8 slices sourdough bread or pain au levain
  • 4 Tbs. unsalted butter, at room temperature

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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