In honor of Grilled Cheese Month, we've decided to put up a bonus post to share our own little grilled cheese creation: Pesto and Tomato Grilled Cheese.
We love tomato. And we really like this pesto by Buitoni. So why not combine them with one of our favorite meals, grilled cheese and tomato soup. Aside from that one time Mike's mom burnt him with a super hot grilled cheese sandwich, we have such great childhood memories of this simple comfort food.
Our favorite version uses sourdough bread, like that sold at Trader Joe's or Findlay Market or your neighborhood bakery. Tonight's version uses TJ's wheat bread. We take the easy way out for the cheese, just buying pre-sliced cheddar cheese slices. Sometimes we'll get crazy and buy white cheddar! Yeah, crazy.
We spread a thin coat of butter on the outside the two slices of bread for each sandwich. On one slice, we spread a thick layer of pesto on once slice. The other slice receives two slices of cheese with two thin slices of tomato in between. Placed together in the skillet, the sandwich is just browned on either side...like we really need to tell you how to cook grilled cheese...
The soup we're having tonight is from Costco and is easily our favorite variety of tomato soup: Pacific Natural Foods Roasted Red Pepper with Tomato Soup. Sara's parents buy it in bulk and we buy a few cartons off of them each time. We've tried versions from TJ's and some other places, but we haven't found one that compares.
What's your favorite grilled cheese recipe?
Makes the grilled cheese I made last night look pretty lame. We will have to try that next time!!
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