CHEETOS® Grilled Cheese + Tomato Soup
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Prep Time:
15 min
Cook Time:
25 min
Total Time:
40 min
Servings:
4
A deliciously familiar comfort food to warm every CHEETOS® lover’s soul. A hearty CHEETOS® tomato soup and small grilled cheese sandwiches filled with bacon, tomato and cheesy CHEETOS®.
Ingredients
Instructions
Step
1
Coat a large, wide pot with olive oil over medium heat, and add the onions. Season with salt and crushed red pepper. Cook the onions for 8 to 10 minutes until they are soft. Add the smashed and finely chopped garlic and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
Step
2
Add the wine and reduce by half.
Step
3
Stir in the tomatoes and season with salt. Cook until the tomatoes are soft. Toss in the whole basil leaves.
Step
4
Working in batches, carefully purée the tomato soup in the blender until smooth. Return purée to the pot.
Step
5
Stir in the bread and 1 cup of coursly chopped CHEETOS® Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks, and cook the soup over medium heat until the bread and CHEETOS® Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks have lost their shape. Adjust the seasoning if needed.
Step
6
Serve the soup in a cup. Cover the rim with finely pulverized CHEETOS® Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks. Top the soup with basil chiffonade and a drizzle of olive oil.
Garnishing on Tomato Soup
Step
1
Skewer 1: (From bottom to top)
a. Cheddar cube
b. Jalapeño slice
c. White cheddar cube
d. Jalapeño slice
e. Cheddar cube
Step
2
Skewer 2: (From bottom to top)
a. Cherry tomato
b. CHEETOS® Puffs Cheese Flavored Snacks
c. Cherry tomato
Step
3
Place 1 crispy slice of bacon between skewers.
Step
4
Finish with a spring of basil and chopped basil for garnish.
Grilled Cheese
Step
1
Cook 12 slices of bacon until crisp but still slightly pliable.
Step
2
Spread an even layer of mayonnaise on 1 side of 4 slices of the bread. Lay the bread mayo-side down. Sprinkle grated cheese in a thin, even layer on each slice of bread. Arrange 3 slices of bacon on top of the cheese. Place 2 tomato slices on each sandwich.
Step
3
Sprinkle remaining cheese on each sandwich. Sprinkle each sandwich with chopped CHEETOS® Crunchy Cheddar Jalepeño and top with the remaining bread. Spread a thin, even layer of mayo on each bread. Press down sandwich.
Step
4
Cook the sandwiches on a griddle or a sauté pan until brown and crispy on both sides and the cheese is melted. Cut each sandwich into thirds.
Step
5
Serve the hot sandwiches next to the tomato soup.