I love a nice warm panini and look for any excuse to pack as much cheese as humanly possible between two slices of bread and pressing it together so it actually thins out and hides the evidence of exactly how much is in there! Trickery at its finest!
Tomato Bisque
What you'll need:
1 cup celery, diced
1 cup carrot, diced
1 cup yellow onion, diced
1 1/2 tbl garlic, minced
1- 28oz can crushed tomatoes
1- 28oz can tomato sauce
2 tbl tomato paste
1/4 basil, minced (or 2 tsp dried)
1 tbl salt
1 tbl pepper
2 cups chicken broth
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, finely grated
Dump everything in the slow cooker and cook on high for 3 hours and purée lightly with an immersion blender or regular blender, whatever you have!
Depending on how you like the texture, you can keep it chunky for a little texture or pulverize it if you like yours silky smooth! I'm somewhere in between.

Finish with cream and Parmesan cheese. Taste for seasoning and adjust as needed!