Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese

Name: Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 slices bacon, sliced in half crosswise; 2 teaspoons butter; 2 slices American or Cheddar cheese; 57 grams cream cheese, softened; 2 jalapeño peppers; 1 serving Kosher salt; 2 slices hearty white bread, such as Pepperidge Farm or Arnold

Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 1 servings with 815 calories, 28g of protein, and 65g of fat each. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 25 minutes. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. If you have jalapeño peppers, butter, kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the cream cheese you could follow this main course with the Cream Cheese Dessert Wedges as a dessert.

Instructions

Place jalapeño peppers directly over a gas burner, turning occasionally, until charred on all sides, about 5 minutes total. Alternatively, place under a preheated broiler as close as possible to the heat source, turning occasionally, until charred on all sides, about 10 minutes.

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Peppers

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Broiler

Transfer charred jalapeños to a sheet of aluminum foil and wrap tightly to seal.

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Wrap

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Aluminum Foil

Let rest five minutes.

Meanwhile, 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.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and bacon fat to a small bowl.

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Bacon

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Bowl

Unwrap jalapeños. Peel skin and discard.

Remove stems and seeds. Split each pepper in half lengthwise.

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Pepper

Seeds

Wipe out skillet and return to medium heat. Melt butter until foaming subsides.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add both bread slices and cook, swirling occasionally, until pale golden brown on bottom side, about 2 minutes.

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Bread

Transfer to a cutting board toasted-side-up.

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Cutting Board

Place cheese slice on top of one slice, followed by bacon slices and jalapeño peppers.

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Bacon

Peppers

Cheese

Place cheese slice on top of other slice of bread and spread cream cheese over it. Close sandwich.

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Cream Cheese

Cheese

Spread

Bread

Add half of reserved bacon fat to skillet and heat over medium-low heat.

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Bacon Drippings

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Frying Pan

Add sandwich and cook, swirling occasionally, until deep, even golden brown, about 5 minutes.

Remove sandwich using a flexible metal spatula.

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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.

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Bacon Drippings

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Salt