Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup

In our first ever The Canteen Cooks episode, Renée makes two versions of a grilled cheese sandwich and her super simple creamy tomato soup.

Grilled Cheese Recipe #1 - The Basic: Classic grilled cheese on white bread with processed (American) cheese

Grilled Cheese Recipe #2 - The Gourmet: Grilled cheese on sourdough with Oka, Fontina and Gruyere chesses (using Birdie's Bread Co.: https://www.birdiesbreadco.com/)

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Creamy Tomato Soup Recipe - The perfect accompaniment to any grilled cheese sandwich and one of the easiest soups on earth to make.

Ingredients:

• 28 oz can of San Marzano tomatoes

• 1 whited onion, roughly chopped

• 1 tbsp brown sugar

• 1 tsp fennel seeds

• 1/2 tsp chili flakes (optional)

• 2 bay leaves

• 1/2 c heavy cream

• canola or olive oil

• salt