Sometimes you just want some grilled cheese! Mothers everywhere know the power that a grilled cheese sandwich has over a child. However, as an adult sometimes we forget to fulfill our own cravings. Not anymore! This sandwich takes classic comfort food and takes it up a notch. Southern Pimento Cheese Spread is delicious on its own as a snack with crackers or fresh vegetables. However, put it between buttery grilled bread and thick slices of smoky bacon…it’s downright irresistable! If you really want that Southern flavor, try this dish with some Hickory Smoked Bacon from Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams. Benton’s Bacon is a Tennessee based company. They have some of the best smoky bacon that you will ever taste! Therefore, try it on your Grilled Pimento Cheese with Bacon today!
Looking for something delicious to drink with your sandwich? Try pairing it up with an iced tea sweetened with Perfectly Peach and Vanilla Simple Syrup! This syrup also tastes great in a mimosa!
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grilled pimento cheese with bacon sandwich
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 8 slices thick cut bacon
- 8 slices bread
- 2 cups Southern Pimento Cheese Spread
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter softened
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°. Arrange bacon slices on a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil or parchment paper. Cook bacon for 15-22 minutes depending on thickness. Drain cooked bacon on a plate layered with paper towel.
- Melt 3 tbps of butter in a nonstick frying pan. Once butter has melted, arrange 4 of the bread sliced into the melted butter. Cook over medium heat.
- While the bottom bread slices are toasting in the butter, top each slice with ½ cup of Southern Pimento Cheese Spread. Arrange 2 slices of bacon on top of each sandwich.
- With the remaining 3 tbsp softened butter, lightly butter the remaining 4 slices of bread. Arrange these bread slices (butter side up) on top of the cooking sandwich halves.
- Once the bottoms of the sandwiches are toasted , carefully flip the sandwiches with a flat spatula so the other side of the sandwich can be toasted. Once both sides of the sandwich have reached a golden toasted color, they are ready to serve.