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CHEETOS® Grilled Cheese + Tomato Soup

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

How to make it

  • 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.

  • 2

    Add the wine and reduce by half.

  • 3

    Stir in the tomatoes and season with salt. Cook until the tomatoes are soft. Toss in the whole basil leaves.

  • 4

    Working in batches, carefully purée the tomato soup in the blender until smooth. Return purée to the pot.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 1

    Skewer 1: (From bottom to top) a. Cheddar cube b. Jalapeño slice c. White cheddar cube d. Jalapeño slice e. Cheddar cube

  • 2

    Skewer 2: (From bottom to top) a. Cherry tomato b. CHEETOS® Puffs Cheese Flavored Snacks c. Cherry tomato

  • 3

    Place 1 crispy slice of bacon between skewers.

  • 4

    Finish with a spring of basil and chopped basil for garnish.

  • Grilled Cheese

  • 1

    Cook 12 slices of bacon until crisp but still slightly pliable.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 5

    Serve the hot sandwiches next to the tomato soup.

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