Weeknight Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese
Recipe from smitten kitchen · original post · full recipe on smittenkitchen.com
A go-to, done-in-under-an-hour tomato soup where cherry or grape tomatoes do the heavy lifting, with the nonnegotiable grilled cheese fingers for dipping. Grilled cheese quantities are for four sandwiches.
Serves 4 45 minKid-friendly
VegetarianSoupAmerican
Ingredients
- unsalted butter — divided75 g
- white onions — diced2 ea
- garlic cloves — thinly sliced3 ea
- tomato paste65 g
- cherry tomatoes — halved565 g
- vegetable broth710 ml
- heavy cream60 ml
- sandwich bread — 8 slices280 g
- American cheese4 slice
- sharp cheddar — grated100 g
Method
- In a 3- to 4-litre saucepan, melt 45 g of the butter over medium-high heat, then add the onions. Cook, stirring, until tender and beginning to brown at the edges, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. (Add 1 tablespoon sherry now if you like and cook for 1 minute.)
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Shops to compare
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Missing items
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MorrisonsBest choice· £7.63 of food
£10.86
30% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- sandwich bread
- American cheese
- sharp cheddar
Sainsbury's· £7.19 of food
£10.13
29% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- white onions
- heavy cream
- American cheese
- sharp cheddar
Tesco· £13.63 of food
£15.78
14% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- garlic cloves
- sandwich bread
- American cheese
- sharp cheddar
Aldi UK· £3.36 of food
£4.91
32% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- white onions
- garlic cloves
- heavy cream
- sandwich bread
- American cheese
- sharp cheddar
Asda· £3.93 of food
£5.54
29% spare
No price at Asda for:
- white onions
- garlic cloves
- heavy cream
- sandwich bread
- American cheese
- sharp cheddar
£1.91a serve
from £1.91 a serve at Morrisons · 7 of 10 ingredients priced
About £7.63 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£9.76 across 4 shops · 8 of 10 items priced · £0.43 more for bigger packs, 41% spare for later
MorrisonsBest choice£7.63
missing 3 items
you'll pay £10.86 · 30% of it spare
Sainsbury's£7.19
missing 4 items
you'll pay £10.13 · 29% of it spare
Tesco£13.63
missing 4 items
you'll pay £15.78 · 14% of it spare
Aldi UK£3.36
missing 6 items
you'll pay £4.91 · 32% of it spare
Asda£3.93
missing 6 items
you'll pay £5.54 · 29% of it spare
Buy at Morrisons£5.66
unsalted butter
£1.85
need 75 gMorrisons Unsalted British Butter 250 gclosest match
Morrisons£1.85·Sainsbury's£7.50/kg£1.50·Asda£8.25/kg£1.65·Aldi UK£7.40/kg£1.85·Tesco£7.40/kg£1.85·
OcadoN/A
white onions
£1.25
need 2 itemsMorrisons The Best 2 perpack 2 items
Morrisons£1.25·Tesco£3.69/ea£3.69·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
garlic cloves
£0.87
need 3 itemsMorrisons Garlic Bulbs 4 Pack 4 per packclosest match
Morrisons£0.87·Sainsbury's£0.95/ea£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
tomato paste
£0.59
need 65 gMorrisons Tomato Puree ( ) 200 gclosest match
Morrisons£0.59·Aldi UK£0.59·Tesco£2.95/kg£0.59·Asda£3.50/kg£0.70·Sainsbury's£9.51/kg£1.35·OcadoN/A
heavy cream
£1.10
need 60 mlMorrisons British Double Cream 150 mlclosest match
Morrisons£1.10·Tesco£13.66/kg£3.10·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£0.69
vegetable broth
£0.69
need 710 mlBramwells Standardclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.69·Tesco£10.00/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£11.00/kg£1.10·Morrisons£1.15·Asda£10.42/kg£1.25·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£1.55
sandwich bread
£1.94/kg
need 280 gSainsbury's Sandwich Loaf Bread 800 g£1.55
Sainsbury's£1.94/kg£1.55·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£1.86
cherry tomatoes
£2.48/kg
need 565 g3 × Standard 250 g£0.62closest match
Tesco£2.48/kg£0.62·Aldi UK£2.70/kg£0.89·Sainsbury's£2.70/kg£0.89·Asda£3.23/kg£0.97·Morrisons£6.00/kg£1.35·OcadoN/A
Only a different brand found
American cheese
£4.80/kg
need 4 sliceStamford Street Co. Standard£1.20substitutedat Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's£4.80/kg£1.20·Tesco£13.89/kg£2.50·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Not priced
- sharp cheddar · 100 g