Homemade Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons
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Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 onions chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic finely minced
  • 1 (28 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
  • 3 cups chicken stock
  • ¼ cup tomato paste
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • Sour Cream
  • White Bread
  • Cheddar Cheese
  • 1 tsp of butter
  • ¼ Cup of 2% Skim Milk ( not shown)
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in pan. Add Garlic - cook till golden brown
  2. Add Onions - cook till soften
  3. In Stockpot - add cooked garlic and onions + stewed tomatoes + chicken stock + Tomato Paste+ Pepper
  4. Cook on high till boiling then simmer for 20 minutes.
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  6. Make Grilled Cheese Sandwich
  7. Place ½ Tablespoon of butter in pan. Butter the bread with remaining butter.
  8. Place cheese between buttered bread.
  9. Cook Sandwich on heated pan till golden brown on each side.
  10. Cut up sandwich into small nuggets.
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  12. Place cooked soup into blender or immersion blender till pureed.
  13. Serve soup in bowl with sour cream and croutons on top
Recipe by Budget Savvy Diva at https://www.budgetsavvydiva.com/2012/01/homemade-tomato-soup-grilled-cheese-croutons/