Grilled Mozzarella Sandwiches with Marinara

I am very behind on my posting... Here it goes: A little twist on a favorite indulgence. I will go ahead and admit that there's nothing quite like a warm, grilled cheese (Velveeta) sandwich with heated up, canned tomato soup on a cold day. It's just good...at least it tastes good. I got the main idea for this meal on Pinterest, of course. But, I decided to make it a little more complicated, obviously, and make the marinara sauce from scratch. I also sauteed up some mushrooms and spinach to go on the side. (Yum!) All in all, this is healthier than the average grilled cheese. Definitely less preservatives and that kind of junk. Also, quite tasty.The whole fam loved it!

For the sandwiches...

• Use whole grain bread. I really like the Sprouts variety, which only has 6 or so ingredients.

• Use a butter substitute on one side of each slice of bread. Again, Sprouts has one that I really like. 

• Sprinkle a mixture of Italian seasonings on the "buttered" side of the bread

• Use a block of fresh mozzarella cheese and cut slices to fill your sandwich.

• Grill 'em 'til they're perfect!

For the marinara sauce...
I recommend this recipe from Giada De Laurentiis. Make sure to get the crushed tomatoes that do NOT have salt added. Also, cut the preservatives by buying organic. 

For the (mu)shrooms and spinach...
All I did was saute the shrooms with some EVOO and garlic. Then, I added a bag of baby spinach leaves and an unknown amount of white (cooking) wine. Cooked it down. Pretty easy.