Tomato Basil Bacon Grilled Cheese Recipe

Recipe By Lake Geneva Country Meats

This tomato basil bacon grilled cheese takes your run-of-the-mill grilled cheese sandwich and kicks up not just one notch, but many, many notches. You're going to want to add this sandwich to your sandwich rotation. Give it a try and you too will become a believer in the deliciousness of this sandwich Our tomato basil bacon grilled cheese sandwich starts with a very delicious and unique cheese. That cheese is the tomato basil cheddar from our favorite local cheesemaker-hill valley dairy Made in small batches using milk from the cheesemaker's family farm, this cheddar cheese is a delicious treat. Other places make similar herbed cheddars and if you must, you can sub a plain cheddar for this recipe, but if you're in the area, you need to stop at lake geneva country meats to get this amazing cheese If you're outside the area, get in touch with hill valley dairy and arrange to have some shipped to you. It's that good A trick that you can use to make an amazing grilled cheese sandwich is to use shredded cheese instead of sliced cheese. We learned this trick from ron at hill valley dairy and it's really a game changer. The cheese melts more evenly and faster-this ensures you don't overtoast the bread. Also, with a cheese like this tomato basil cheddar that you probably didn't have sliced on a deli slicer, it can be hard to get even, thin slices for melting. Shredding the cheese takes the knife work out of the recipe and simplifies the tomato basil bacon grilled cheese sandwich making process. Good bread is essential to a good grilled cheese sandwich. While we love sourdough breads, we prefer using a plain multigrain or white bread for grilled cheese. A simple white bread helps to promote even toasting of the bread, and it prevents ingredients from oozing out the holes insde a sourdough style bread. Our favorite local baker is simple bakery in lake geneva, wisconsin and we used their country white loaf for this recipe. The hill valley dairy cheesemaker ron like to use mayo instead of butter for his grilled cheese sandwiches, but we use butter in this recipe. Just be sure to either melt the butter and brush it on, or have it at room temperature for easy spreading. What do you think of this tomato basil bacon grilled cheese sandwich recipe? Do you have a favorite variation on the traditional grilled cheese sandwich? Perhaps you enjoy something a little meat-ier like this BBQ pulled pork grilled cheese recipe? Be sure to let us know your tips and tricks to make amazing grilled cheese sandwiches in the comments below. We'd love to hear your thoughts, so feel free to leave us a rating and/or some comments with all your grilled cheese talk

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Ingredients for Tomato Basil Bacon Grilled Cheese Recipe

  • 2 Slice bread
  • As required Butter
  • 1/4 pound Hill valley dairy tomato basil cheddar
  • 3 Slice lgcm thick cut bacon
  • 1/2 Tomato
  • As required Italian seasoning
Nutrition
value
41
calories per serving
1 g Fat4 g Protein5 g Carbs3 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    1g
  • Protein
    4g
  • Carbs
    5g
  • Fiber
    3g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    5g
  • Protein
    4g
  • Fiber
    3g

Fats

  • Fat
    1g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    208mg
  • Iron
    4mg
  • Vitamin A
    969mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    1mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    92mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    41mg
  • Vitamin E
    1mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    83mg
  • Manganese
    1mg
  • Phosphorus
    77mg
  • Selenium
    < 1mcg
  • Zinc
    1mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By Lake Geneva Country Meats