How To Make Grilled Cheese and Tomato Basil Soup
A classic comfort food combination, this rich and garlicky tomato basil soup is the perfect partner to any gooey grilled cheese sandwich.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 4tspgarlic,minced
- 28oztomatoes,diced and drained, but reserve the liquid
- ½tspthyme,dried
- 1tsponion powder
- 2tbspbasil puree,or fresh chopped basil
- 2cupschicken broth
- 1cuptomato liquid,reserved from the can
- ⅓cupheavy cream
- garlic salt and pepper,to taste
- croutons
- parmesan cheese,optional
Instructions
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Saute the garlic in a large pot over medium heat until fragrant.
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Add the tomatoes, basil, thyme and onion powder to the pot. (not the tomato liquid). Stir and cook for 10 minutes.
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Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the chicken broth and the tomato liquid. Stir and allow to cook, uncovered, for 35 to 40 minutes. Stir occasionally.
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Add garlic salt and pepper to taste. Working in small batches add the soup to a blender. Blend the chunky mixture until it is smooth and creamy. Pour into a large serving bowl.
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Repeat with the remaining soup until it has all been blended and added to a serving bowl.
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Stir the heavy cream into the blended mixture. Mix until well combined.
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Taste, if needed, and add more garlic salt and pepper. Garnish with croutons, basil and Parmesan Cheese.
Nutrition
- Calories: 81.77kcal
- Fat: 4.66g
- Saturated Fat: 2.52g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.45g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.37g
- Carbohydrates: 8.07g
- Fiber: 1.65g
- Sugar: 4.36g
- Protein: 2.96g
- Cholesterol: 15.39mg
- Sodium: 96.06mg
- Calcium: 27.62mg
- Potassium: 368.15mg
- Iron: 0.57mg
- Vitamin A: 92.88µg
- Vitamin C: 17.03mg
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