Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Casserole
Ingredients
- 12 (½-inch thick) slices sourdough bread
- 1/4 cup butter, softened, divided
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 12 slices pre-sliced Cheddar cheese
- 2 (10.5 ounce) cans condensed tomato soup (such as Campbell's)
- 1 cup tomato juice
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 Roma tomato, seeded and chopped into ½-inch pieces
- 1 cup shredded Italian blend or Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- 1
Gather all ingredients.
- 2
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- 3
Spread 6 slices of bread with 2 tablespoons butter on one side.
- 4
Lay buttered slices of bread, butter side down, on an extra large baking sheet.
- 5
Spread bread slices evenly with cream cheese.
- 6
Top each bread slice with 2 slices of Cheddar cheese
- 7
Top cheese with remaining bread slices.
- 8
Spread tops of bread slices with 2 tablespoons butter.
- 9
Bake sandwiches for 12 to 14 minutes, flipping once, until cheese is melted. Let sandwiches cool at least 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- 10
Meanwhile, prepare soup mixture. Whisk together tomato soup, tomato juice, eggs, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder in a bowl. Stir in chopped tomato.
- 11
Cut toasted sandwiches into 1-inch cubes.
- 12
Pour soup mixture into prepared dish.
- 13
Place cubes evenly over soup mixture in dish; pressing slightly to submerge in soup mixture.
- 14
Sprinkle with shredded Italian blend cheese.
- 15
Bake until heated through, golden brown, and cheese is melted, 25 to 30 minutes.
