Grill Cheese and Tomato Soup

I thought for our first Meal on a Shoe String, we would start with a simple and easy lunch. Who can resist a wonderful grilled cheese sandwich? The best part is that is only costs per person!

Total cost per person: $0.62
Total cost for a family of 4: $2.48

Ingredients (prices are per person):

• 2 slices of bread .10
• 2 slices of American cheese .12
• 1 tablespoon of butter .10
• 1/2 can of condensed soup ..30 (one can will feed 2)

Recipe:

Tomato Soup:
Simply add the can of tomato soup to a pan, add the correct amount of water (for a more creamier soup use milk, will cost about 50 cents extra). The amount of water or milk used will depend on the brand of soup you use.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich:
Using low heat, melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan. Place down 1 slice of bread, put 2 slices of cheese on top (you can use 1 but its better with 2), put on the top slice of bread. Using a spatula, gently lift the bread to keep checking it. When the bread browns (becareful not to burn it) flip it over and brown the other side. Your sandwich is done when both sides are brown and the cheese is melted.

Enjoy!

Make it more nutritous:

• Add a slice of tomato on top of the cheese .25
• Use Pam spray instead of margarine (more expensive, won't taste as good, but healthier)
• Use wholegrain bread instead of white .20
• see our breadless grilled cheese receipe