Tomato and Grilled Cheese Soup - ACE Bakery

Ingredients

• ACE Bakery® BYO Garlic Demi-Baguette , sliced into ½ inch slices
• Olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ¼ teaspoons red pepper flakes
• Pinch salt
• 6 large cloves garlic, or 8 small cloves, pressed through garlic press
• 3 ounces tomato paste
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole, San Marzano-style tomatoes
• 1 ounce fresh basil leaves
• ¼ heaping cup flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 cups chicken stock, hot
• ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 small clove garlic, peeled but whole
• 1 –1 ½ cups shredded, Italian-style 4 Cheese blend
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, for garnish