Name: Tomato Soup with Cheesy Ghost Croutons
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil -; 1 small onion, chopped -; 2 small carrots, chopped -; 1 cup roasted sweet red peppers, drained and chopped -; 2 garlic cloves, minced -; 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) stewed tomatoes, undrained -; 2 cups chicken broth -; 10 slices French bread (1/2 inch thick), halved -; 5 slices provolone cheese, quartered -; 1/4 cup sliced ripe olives, drained -; 3 tablespoons prepared pesto -; 1/2 teaspoon salt -; 1/2 teaspoon pepper -

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35 min.

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Ingredients for - Tomato Soup with Cheesy Ghost Croutons

1. 2 tablespoons olive oil -

2. 1 small onion, chopped -

3. 2 small carrots, chopped -

4. 1 cup roasted sweet red peppers, drained and chopped -

5. 2 garlic cloves, minced -

6. 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) stewed tomatoes, undrained -

7. 2 cups chicken broth -

8. 10 slices French bread (1/2 inch thick), halved -

9. 5 slices provolone cheese, quartered -

10. 1/4 cup sliced ripe olives, drained -

11. 3 tablespoons prepared pesto -

12. 1/2 teaspoon salt -

13. 1/2 teaspoon pepper -

How to cook deliciously - Tomato Soup with Cheesy Ghost Croutons

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and carrots; cook and stir 3-5 minutes or until tender. Add red pepper and garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in tomatoes and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 15 to 20 minutes.

2. Stage

Meanwhile, place half-slices of bread 2 in. apart on two baking sheets lined with greased foil. Drape a quarter-slice of cheese over each piece. Cut olive slices to resemble eyes and mouths; top cheese with olive pieces. Bake until cheese is melted, 3-5 minutes. Cool slightly.

3. Stage

Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or cool soup slightly and puree in batches in a blender. Return to pan and stir in pesto, salt and pepper; heat through. Divide soup evenly among five bowls. Top each with ghost croutons. Serve immediately.