Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup
For a cozy dinner to serve a small gathering, set out a Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup board or tray. We love it served with our favorite chips and crisp red and green apple slices! It’s the essence of fall in every bite, especially when you dip the sandwich in the soup!
Fall happiness for me is not really about my home decor, but about creating special memories with food with new and old friends. I love to get a pot of tomato soup simmering on the stove, and then taking sour dough bread to make the cheesiest, most delicious grilled cheese sandwiches. If you want a shortcut, you can also make our grilled cheese sliders.
Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup
Every hosting moment is so unique. But honestly, I still get a little nervous, even when serving a simple meal, like a tomato soup and grilled cheese tray.
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Why I love this recipe
- I love to serve food on a board or a try, because it’s casual and easy.
- Everyone loves grilled cheese! You can make them in so many ways (with varieties of cheese and bread).
- Tomato soup is a natural to pair with the sandwiches for dipping! Oh, so good!
Gather these ingredients
This lunch board/tray is super easy. Gather a few simple ingredients:
- Your favorite tomato soup recipe [try my Best Orange Basil Tomato Soup]
- Favorite bread
- The best cheese you can find for a grilled cheese
- Butter
- Apples
- Potato chips
How do you make Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese?
- Prepare your soup according to directions.
- For the grilled cheeses, broil cheese onto the toasted slices for about 3 minutes under a low setting. Press slices together to make 8-10 sandwiches.
- Prepare board by placing soup in the center and spread sandwiches, apples, and chips around. Serve hot and enjoy!
What cheese is best for grilled cheese sandwich?
- Sharp cheddar cheese
- Colby
- Provolone
- Monterey Jack
You can also make a Cobb Grilled Cheese or Grilled Cheese Hot Dogs!
What is good with grilled cheese?
Tomato soup. This is a classic grilled cheese side, and for good reason! …
Salad. A good grilled cheese needs a salad of fresh lettuce with nuts, pear or apple, and a goat or blue cheese.
Fries. Sweet potato fries are our favorite.
Cookies. Try my Gluten-Free Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cookies.
Planning ahead to make a lunch tray
Follow these steps and try something new.
- Decide who you want to invite. Decide who needs to meet who, and put a small group of friends together.
- Invite and get a date on the calendar.
- Make the soup ahead. Soup tastes better the next day or two anyway!
- The day of, heat up the soup, make the grilled cheese.
- On a tray, arrange the grilled cheese, chips, and apples around the soup in the center.
- Open your door, serve soup and sandwiches, forget about “perfect” and give freely.
- Give it all away, because you’ve got nothing to lose.
More grilled cheese ideas while you are here
- EPIC Kid-Friendly Grilled Cheese Charcuterie Board
- Blackstone Grilled Cheese
- Grilled Cheese Flatbread Sandwich
- Sweet Potato Soup and Grilled Cheese
Get the Recipe:
Grilled Cheese Tomato Soup
Ingredients
Soup
- 32 oz Tomato Soup, Make our Orange Basil Tomato Soup recipe.
Sandwiches
- 16-20 slices bread, toasted
- 16-20 slices sharp cheddar cheese
- butter
Extras
- 2 Apples, sliced
- Potato chips
Instructions
- Prepare your soup according to directions.
- For the grilled cheeses, broil cheese onto the toasted slices for about 3 minutes under a low setting. Press slices together to make 8-10 sandwiches.
- Prepare board by placing soup in the center and spread sandwiches, apples, and chips around. Serve hot and enjoy!
Notes
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