A Favorite Tomato Soup Recipe On National Grilled Cheese Day

Is there a better pairing than a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup? Not that we can think of! So to celebrate National Grilled Cheese Day (4/12/22), here is a delicious tomato soup recipe to consider from The New Basics Cookbook. 

Serving Size: 6 

Ingredients:

• 70 ounces plum tomatoes with their juice — (2-35 ounce cans)
• 2 carrots — thinly sliced
• 2 onions — thinly sliced
• 2Teaspoons Olive Oil
  
• 6 cloves garlic — chopped (6 to 8)
• Grating of nutmeg (1/4 tsp.)
• 1/4 Cup Torn Fresh Basil Leaves
• 1 Pinch Oregano
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 Teaspoons Sugars
• Salt & Pepper — to taste
• 2 cups cream or half-and-half 

• Saute onions, carrots, and garlic in the olive oil, until limp, about 10 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients, except cream. Bring to a boil.
• Turn heat down and cover slightly, simmer for 50 minutes.
• Puree the soup in a blender (be very careful to not put too much soup in blender at one time, so it doesn’t explode throughout your kitchen!!!)
• Put back in soup pot. Add the cream or half- and-half, heat through.
• Adjust seasonings.
• Serve with a grilled cheese.