Grilled Ham and Cheese with Tomato Soup

The first time I ever had a homemade grilled cheese sandwich was when I was a sophomore in college. My friend Lisa introduced me to the surprisingly delicious grilled cheese sandwich dipped in tomato soup. After that, I was hooked. Every time I eat a grilled cheese sandwich I can only have it paired with a can of Campbell's Tomato Soup and every time I eat it, I am reminded of Lisa and my first grilled cheese sandwich. It's comfort food. Simple and delicious. I find that a lot of my recipes are a little too involved and complicated so today I wanted to share something without all the frills.

I wanted to add a little more protein so I added ham to the sandwich. The pictures nearly speak for themselves.

All the ingredients (yes, that's pepper jack cheese)

Ham nicely folded over the cheese and a slice of bread.

Tomato soup!

Butter the bread on the outside to get a nice brown toasted look.

Ham and cheese sandwich, nicely grilled/toasted.

The best and only way to eat grilled cheese sandwiches.

Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich with Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• slices of deli ham
• your preferred variety of sliced cheese (Usually I stick with cheddar or American, but I had some pepper jack that I wanted to use up.)
• bread
• butter
• can of Campbell's Condensed Tomato Soup
• water or milk

1. To make the soup, follow the directions on the can.
2. Butter a slice of bread and place it butter side down in a small non-stick pan.
3. Place a slice of cheese on top of bread and then place folded slices of deli ham on top of the cheese.
4. Butter another slice of bread and place the slice of bread on top of the ham with the butter side facing up.
5. Cook the sandwich on low to medium heat for about 3 minutes and then flip the sandwich with a spatula and cook the other side for another 3 minutes.
6. Dip sandwich in soup and enjoy!