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