One of the best comfort foods made with healthy ingredients; this creamy tomato soup will fill you up and make you fall back in love with lunch again.

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Recipe Name: Easy Creamy Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese
Ready In: 75 minutes
Serves: 8 servings
Main Ingredients: Tomato Soup, olive oil, yellow onion, garlic, 28-oz cans San Marzano peeled tomatoes, veggie broth, coconut milk, chopped basil
Why You'll Love It: One of the best comfort foods made with healthy ingredients; this creamy tomato soup will fill you up and make you fall back in love with lunch again.

Homemade tomato soup and grilled cheese

This tomato soup and grilled cheese recipe is the epitome of comfort food! Whether you enjoy dunking your grilled cheese into the soup or sipping your soup from an oversized mug, this recipe will warm you up from the inside out.

Gone are the days of adding water to tomato soup concentrate. When you discover how easy it is to make tomato soup completely homemade, you'll never go back to canned again. Sweet, juicy tomatoes, fresh sweet basil, and thick coconut milk - it's a combination of flavors that play a delicate dance on your tastebuds.

Even though you can eat any type of grilled sandwich with tomato soup, I still think grilled cheese just goes with it the best. Take my advice and make grilled cheese with thick slices of sourdough bread.

Branch out and try it with some different types of cheese from the deli. Spicy jalapeno cheese is a fun twist! If you find ghost pepper cheese at the deli, try a slice - it will wake you up for sure!

Ingredients in this healthy tomato soup recipe

The ingredients in this tomato soup recipe are the best because they are simple and most likely ones that you already have on hand in your pantry. I love to use recipes that don’t require fancy ingredients or anything that you wouldn’t already have at home.

All you really need for this soup is:

Olive Oil: Use your favorite type of healthy cooking oil for the aromatics, about two tablespoons.
Onion: Either yellow or white onion will work, dice up one medium onion.
Garlic: Add 4 cloves of garlic that you mince up.
Tomatoes: What is tomato soup without tomatoes? Add 2 28-ounce cans of San Marzano peeled tomatoes.
Broth: Thin out the soup with 1 cup of either vegetable or chicken broth.
Coconut Milk: This makes the tomato soup nice and creamy. Add ½ a cup.
Basil: Use fresh basil for the boldest flavors, you need about ¼ a cup.
Honey: Sweeten the tomato soup naturally with one tablespoon of honey.
Salt: This enhances all the other flavors in the soup, so mix in 2 teaspoons.
Pepper: Mix in the same amount of pepper, so about ½ a teaspoon.
Dried Oregano: Spice it up with one teaspoon.
Red Pepper Flakes: Add some heat with ¼ a teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes.
Grated Parmesan Cheese: This is optional but really tastes fantastic when you add it on top.

Grilled cheese ingredients

Here's what you'll need when you make the most incredible grilled cheese sandwiches you've ever made.

Bread: Use thick-sliced sourdough bread.
Cheese: Top the bread with your favorite type of cheese.
Butter: You'll need salted butter for the bread, so it grills up and becomes perfectly crispy.

Photo of ingredients for Easy Creamy Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese with labels.

Kitchen tools required for tomato soup

You don’t need any fancy kitchen gadgets to make this creamy tomato soup recipe. Grab the following tools before you begin.

Large Skillet
Large Dutch Oven
Immersion Blender
Wooden Spoon
Spatula

For measuring, you will need 1 cup, ½ cup, 1 tablespoon, 1 teaspoon, ½ teaspoon, and ¼ teaspoon.

How to make the best homemade tomato soup.

This best-ever creamy tomato soup and grilled cheese are so easy to make.

Make the soup first. In a large dutch oven, heat olive oil. Once it is hot, add the onions and let them cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add in the garlic. Cook for another minute.

Next, pour in tomatoes, broth, and milk and stir to combine. Then add in basil, honey, salt, pepper, dried oregano, and crushed red pepper. Stir it all together.

Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce it to a low simmer for 20 minutes. Turn off the heat and let it rest for 10 minutes.

Using an immersion blender, regular blender, or food processor, carefully blend all soup ingredients until smooth. Pour back into the soup pot. Serve!

Next, make the grilled cheese sandwiches.

For the grilled cheese, butter one side of each piece of bread.

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add 3 slices of cheese to the non-buttered side. Add that to the pan buttered side down and cover with a lid (this is just one slice of bread and the cheese).

After about two minutes, add the other slice of bread and butter. Place the lid back on and cook another 2 minutes. Flip the grilled cheese and cook for another 2-3 minutes or until golden brown on both sides.

Repeat for the remainder of the sandwiches.

Recipe Tips

Here are some questions people often ask about making homemade tomato soup. If you don’t see your question in this list, please leave it in the comments.

Is homemade tomato soup dairy-free?

If you use coconut milk, then this recipe is completely dairy-free. If you need to omit all dairy, I suggest making a different type of sandwich and skipping the parmesan cheese topping for the soup.

How many people will this recipe serve?

This easy homemade tomato soup makes enough to serve 8 people. You will probably have some leftovers. If you follow the directions for the sandwiches, it will make four sandwiches.

Do you add water or milk to tomato soup?

For this recipe, I added both coconut milk and vegetable broth. I suggest adding milk to the soup instead of water. Water can still work in a pinch, but the soup won't be as thick or creamy.

Storing leftovers

The best way to store leftover homemade tomato soup is to place it in an airtight, spill-proof container and refrigerate it. Only keep it in the refrigerator for up to three days.

Try these soup recipes next!

If you liked this tomato soup and grilled cheese recipe, you’re going to love my other popular soup recipes! Here are some of my favorites. Which will you make for your family?

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