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Sun Dried Tomato Bacon Pesto Grilled Cheese

Sun Dried Tomato Bacon Pesto Grilled cheese is, herby pesto, layered with Tillamook Cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, crisp bacon and then topped with pesto butter!
Prep Time2 minutes
Cook Time3 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Fixing Lunch with Sandwich Recipes that Aren't PB&J
Keyword: bacon, dinner, grilled cheese, lunch, pesto, sandwich, sun dried tomatoes
Servings: 2
Author: Sweet Basil

Ingredients

  • 4 Slices Bread good quality white
  • 1/2 Cup Pesto click to use our recipe
  • Cheese Tillamook White Cheddar
  • 4 Slices Bacon cooked
  • 1/3 Cup Tomatoes Sun-dried, drained (oil packed!!!)
  • Butter Tillamook, Softened
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Instructions

  • Place the pesto on each side of the bread. I like to really load it on.
    4 Slices Bread, 1/2 Cup Pesto
  • Add slices of cheese to cover the bread, cooked bacon, sun-dried tomatoes, more cheese and top with the other slice of bread.
    4 Slices Bacon, Cheese, 1/3 Cup Tomatoes
  • Take the softened butter and mix just slightly less pesto with it.
    Butter
  • Spread over the outside of the bread and grill until melty!!

Notes

Leftover grilled cheese can be heated up in the oven so it is crisp on the outside but warmed through on the inside.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 579kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 1163mg | Potassium: 248mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1457IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 177mg | Iron: 3mg