Pesto-Crusted Grilled Cheese

Name: Pesto-Crusted Grilled Cheese
Prep time: 21 min
Cook time: 21 min
Total time: 21 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams Cheddar cheese slices; 113 grams fontina cheese slices; 79 milliliters mayonnaise; 2 Tbsps jarred pesto sauce; 340 grams roasted red bell peppers, drained and chopped; 8 slices sourdough bread slices

Pesto-Crusted Grilled Cheese might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 766 calories, 31g of protein, and 38g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of cheddar cheese, roasted bell peppers, sourdough bread, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 21 minutes. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July.

Instructions

Stir together mayonnaise and pesto sauce.

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Pesto

Mayonnaise

Spread evenly on 1 side of each sourdough bread slice.

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Sourdough Bread

Spread

Place 4 bread slices, pesto sides down, on wax paper.

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Bread

Pesto

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Wax Paper

Layer 4 bread slices on wax paper each with 1 fontina cheese slice, bell peppers, and 1 Cheddar cheese slice; top with remaining bread slices, pesto sides up.

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Cheddar Cheese

Fontina Cheese

Bell Pepper

Bread

Pesto

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Wax Paper

Cook sandwiches, in batches, on a hot griddle or in a nonstick skillet over medium heat, gently pressing with a spatula, 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown and cheese melts.

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Cheese

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Frying Pan