Grilled Cheese with Bacon, Tomato, and Avocado
Grilled Cheese with Bacon, Tomato, and Avocado might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. One portion of this dish contains around 26g of protein, 60g of fat, and a total of 775 calories. This recipe serves 1 and costs $2.19 per serving. 490 people have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 20 minutes. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. A mixture of cheddar cheese, butter, beefsteak tomato, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is brought to you by Serious Eats. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 79%. Similar recipes are Bacon, Tomato and Avocado Grilled Cheese, Grilled Cheese With Tomato, Avocado, Bacon, And Arugula, and The Bug’s Ultimate Bacon, Corn & Avocado Grilled Cheese & @RudisGlutenFree Say Cheese Contest & #Giveaway.
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
1/2 a ripe avocado, thinly sliced
2 slices bacon, sliced in half crosswise
2 slices ripe beefsteak tomato
2 teaspoons butter
2 slices American or Cheddar cheese
Kosher salt
2 slices hearty white bread, such as Pepperidge Farm or Arnold
Equipment:
frying pan
paper towels
bowl
cutting board
spatula
Cooking instruction summary:
Procedures 1 Place bacon in a large nonstick or cast iron skillet and cook over medium-low heat, turning occasionally, until crisp all over, about 8 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and bacon fat to a small bowl. 2 Wipe out skillet and return to medium heat. Melt butter until foaming subsides. Add both bread slices and cook, swirling occasionally, until pale golden brown on bottom side, about 2 minutes. 3 Transfer to a cutting board toasted-side-up. Place one cheese slice on top of one slice, followed by bacon, tomato, and avocado. Top with second cheese slice and close sandwich. 4 Add half of reserved bacon fat to skillet and heat over medium-low heat. Add sandwich and cook, swirling occasionally, until deep, even golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove sandwich using a flexible metal spatula. Add the remaining bacon fat. Return sandwich to skillet cooked-side up. Season with salt. Cook, swirling occasionally, until second side is deep, even golden brown and cheese is thoroughly melted, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
Step by step:
1. 1
2. Place bacon in a large nonstick or cast iron skillet and cook over medium-low heat, turning occasionally, until crisp all over, about 8 minutes.
3. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and bacon fat to a small bowl.
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5. Wipe out skillet and return to medium heat. Melt butter until foaming subsides.
6. Add both bread slices and cook, swirling occasionally, until pale golden brown on bottom side, about 2 minutes.
7. 3
8. Transfer to a cutting board toasted-side-up.
9. Place one cheese slice on top of one slice, followed by bacon, tomato, and avocado. Top with second cheese slice and close sandwich.
10. 4
11. Add half of reserved bacon fat to skillet and heat over medium-low heat.
12. Add sandwich and cook, swirling occasionally, until deep, even golden brown, about 5 minutes.
13. Remove sandwich using a flexible metal spatula.
14. Add the remaining bacon fat. Return sandwich to skillet cooked-side up. Season with salt. Cook, swirling occasionally, until second side is deep, even golden brown and cheese is thoroughly melted, about 5 minutes.
15. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information:
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