Cherry Bacon Grilled Cheese
Grilled cheese with crispy bacon, fresh berries and basil.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: Makes 2 sandwiches 1x
- Category: Entree
- Method: Stove-Top
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 4–6 slices bacon
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 4 slices whole grain bread
- 4 slices Gouda or Havarti (or about 1 cup shredded)
- 6–8 sweet cherries, halved and pitted
- 2 tablespoons basil, chiffonade
Instructions
- Cook bacon in a skillet set to medium until crispy, about 5-6 minutes, flipping once. Place cooked bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate to soak up grease.
- Spread the butter on one side of eaech piece of whole grain bread.
- Build the sandwich with whole grain bread, 1 slice cheese, cherries, basil and bacon, then another slice of cheese.
- Place in the hot skillet and cook until golden on the bottom, about 3-5 minutes, placing a heavy bottomed skillet on top to condense the sandwich.
- Remove the pan, flip the sandwich and cook until the other side is golden and cheese is melted, about 3-5 more minutes.
Notes
Cooking Tip: Make sure the skillet is hot before adding the grilled cheese ingredients.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 383
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 340mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 41g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 17g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
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