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Air Fryer Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Tomato Soup

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Tomato Soup

  • PAM® Olive Oil No-Stick Cooking Spray
  • 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 cans (28 oz each) Hunt's® Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 cup vegetable or chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup heavy (whipping) cream
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn
  • 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese, optional

Grilled Cheese

  • 12 slices Italian bread
  • 1/3 cup Wish-Bone® Italian dressing
  • 6 slices part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 4 tbsp softened butter

Instructions
 

TOMATO SOUP

  • Spray 6-quart electric multicooker pot with PAM® Olive Oil No-Stick Cooking Spray. Select sauté function and heat until hot. Add onion to pot and cook until tender and starting to brown, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in garlic, red pepper flakes and oregano. Turn multicooker off.
  • Stir in Hunt's® Diced Tomatoes with their juice, broth, sugar, salt and pepper. Lock lid in place and close pressure release valve. Select high pressure cook function and set the timer for 8 minutes. While soup is cooking, make grilled cheese sandwiches.
  • To finish soup, allow for natural pressure release for 5 minutes before opening valve to release remaining steam. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth or carefully transfer soup to countertop blender and blend until smooth. Stir cream and basil into soup.

GRILLED CHEESE

  • Brush one side of each slice of bread with Wish-Bone® Italian dressing. Place cheese on 6 slices of bread (on the side that's been brushed with dressing). Top with a second slice of bread to make sandwiches, with the dressing on the inside. Spread butter on the outside of each sandwich.
  • Place sandwiches in air fryer in single layer. Air fry sandwiches in batches (if needed) at 350°F until bread is crispy and golden brown, 6 to 10 minutes, turning once.
  • Ladle tomato soup into bowls, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese if desired, and serve with grilled cheese sandwiches.