Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Upgrade your sandwich game with this Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich recipe. Once you try it, you’ll never want to go back to an ordinary grilled cheese!

Crispy, thick-cut peppered bacon seasoned and roasted Roma tomatoes, and a blend of melted Pepper Jack and Colby Jack cheese are sandwiched between two golden brown slices of Texas garlic toast, then toasted on a hot skillet for the ultimate at-home dining experience.

Crispy, crunchy, salty, and delicious, this Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich will leave you wanting more! Pair this indulgent sandwich with your favorite chips, fries, tater tots, tomato bisque, or soup for a satisfying meal. Even picky eaters won’t be able to resist!

Prep Time:  5 minutes   |    Cook Time:  40 minutes   |    Total Time:  45 minutes   |    Servings:  4 sandwiches

Ingredients:

  • 1 teaspoon  Carlini  Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • ½ teaspoon  Stonemill  Ground Black Pepper
  • ½ teaspoon  Stonemill  Iodized Salt
  • 2 Roma tomatoes, cored and sliced
  • 8 slices  Specially Selected  Thick Sliced Peppercorn Bacon
  • 11.25 ounces  Mama Cozzi's  Garlic Texas Toast, thawed
  • 4 slices  Happy Farms  Deli Sliced Pepper Jack Cheese
  • 8 ounces  Deli Sliced Ham
  • 4 slices  Happy Farms  Colby Jack Cheese

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine olive oil, pepper, salt and tomatoes. On a foil-lined baking sheet, roast tomatoes in oven for 20 minutes.
  3. On a foil-lined baking sheet, cook bacon for 12 minutes, or until crispy.
  4. Assemble sandwiches as follows: 1 slice of garlic toast, 1 slice Pepper Jack cheese,  1 half of a tomato, 3 slices ham, 2 slices of bacon, 1 slice Colby Jack cheese and top with 1 slice of garlic toast.
  5. In a large sauté pan over medium heat, cook grilled cheese sandwiches 2 minutes per side.

Recipe Courtesy of ALDI Test Kitchen