Garlic Bread Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup

Directions

  1. 1Quarter up six tomatoes.
  2. 2Transfer the quartered tomatoes to a baking tray.
  3. 3Quarter up a red bell pepper and an orange bell pepper.
  4. 4Add olive oil, a good amount of salt and pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and a nice drizzle of balsamic to the vegetables.
  5. 5Toss the vegetables and bake in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 to 35 minutes.
  6. 6Mince about 25 cloves of garlic.
  7. 7Dice one onion.
  8. 8Add olive oil and butter to a pot.
  9. 9Add all of the diced onion and about two-thirds of the minced garlic to the pot and cook for about five minutes.
  10. 10Add one whole can of tomato paste to the pot.
  11. 11Put the roasted vegetables on broil in the oven.
  12. 12Stir the tomato paste around for a couple of minutes to let it cook.
  13. 13Dump the finished vegetables from the oven into the pot with the tomato paste and onions.
  14. 14Add two cups of chicken broth and various seasonings to the pot.
  15. 15Blend the soup using an immersion blender or a regular blender until smooth.
  16. 16Add one cup of heavy cream to the soup.
  17. 17Keep the tomato soup warm.
  18. 18Prepare the garlic butter by combining a stick of butter, the remaining minced garlic, chopped parsley, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
  19. 19Spread a thin layer of garlic butter onto the inside of the bread.
  20. 20Toast the garlic buttered bread in the oven for about 10 minutes.
  21. 21Layer mozzarella, sharp cheddar, and smoked gouda cheeses onto the toasted bread.
  22. 22Apply more butter to the outside of the bread.
  23. 23Grill the cheese sandwiches on medium-low heat until the cheese is melted evenly and the bread is golden.

Ingredients

  • 6 tomatoes
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 orange bell pepper
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • garlic powder
  • onion powder
  • balsamic
  • 25 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • butter
  • 1 can whole can of tomato paste
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 stick stick of butter
  • chopped parsley
  • red pepper flakes
  • bread
  • mozzarella cheese
  • sharp cheddar cheese
  • smoked gouda cheese

Equipment

baking trayovenpotimmersion blenderregular blenderpan

Tips

  • For the grilled cheese, use medium-low heat so the cheese melts evenly without burning the bread.