Spicy Tomato Cheese Soup Sandra Lee Recipes

GRILLED CHEESE WITH TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• For Soup:
• In a medium pot, over medium heat, add the canola oil. Stir in the onions and celery, and saute until the onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper, to taste, and saute an additional 2 minutes. Stir in the crushed tomatoes and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook, covered for 30 minutes. (Remove 2 cups of soup and reserve it for Round 2 Recipe Chicken Cacciatore.) Add the remaining soup to a blender and puree until smooth. Return the puree to the pot and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve hot with grilled cheese sandwich.
• For Grilled Cheese Sandwich:
• Heat a large grill pan over medium-high heat. Butter 1 side of each slice of bread. Lay half of the bread, butter side down, in the pan. Put a slice of American cheese on each piece of bread, then sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the Cheddar on top of each piece. Add another slice of American cheese on top of the Cheddar and finally cover with the remaining bread slices, butter side up. Grill until golden brown on both sides and the cheese is melted, about 3 minutes a side. Cut into triangles and serve with tomato soup.

GRILLED CHEESE DIPPERS WITH SPICY TOMATO-CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine condensed cheese soup and the shredded cheese. Spread mixture on baguette slices. Butter the outside of the sandwiches.
• Heat large frying pan or griddle over medium-high heat. Place sandwiches in the pan and cook until golden brown, approximately 2 minutes. Flip sandwiches and cook second side. Cover frying pan to ensure that the cheese melts. Serve as "dunkers" with mugs of Spicy Tomato-Cheese Soup.
• Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Heat thoroughly, over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• Serve in mugs with Grilled Cheese Dippers.

SPICY TOMATO-CHEESE SOUP (SANDRA LEE)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan.
• Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

SPICY FRESH TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant but not brown, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, wine, water, basil, tomato paste, sugar, pepper flakes, oregano, salt, and pepper. Cover, bring to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth, or blend in batches in a blender. Return to the heat, stir in Parmesan cheese, and cook until heated through, about 3 minutes more. Serve immediately.

STUPIDLY SIMPLE TOMATO SOUP (SEMI-HOMEMADE)

Steps:

• Stupidly Simple: Throw everything together (except half and half) in a pot and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
• Puree in a food blender, stir in half and half and serve, sprinkling individual servings with Parmesan cheese.
• More Involved: In a soup pot, saute the leek, tofu and tomatoes in a little bit of oil or butter until the leek is soft. Add remaining ingredients and continue as above.