Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Name: Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 slice American cheese; 1 Tbsp softened butter, divided; 2 slices Italian bread; 1 Tbsp prepared pesto sauce, divided; 1 slice provolone cheese; 2 slices tomato

Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 1 servings with 568 calories, 16g of protein, and 45g of fat each. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 15 minutes. If you have american cheese, butter, provolone cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Spread one side of a slice of bread with butter, and place it, buttered side down, into a nonstick skillet over medium heat.

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Butter

Spread

Bread

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Frying Pan

Spread the top of the bread slice in the skillet with half the pesto sauce, and place a slice of provolone cheese, the tomato slices, and the slice of American cheese onto the pesto.

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Provolone

American Cheese

Tomato Slices

Pesto

Spread

Bread

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Frying Pan

Spread remaining pesto sauce on one side of the second slice of bread, and place the bread slice, pesto side down, onto the sandwich. Butter the top side of the sandwich.

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Pesto

Butter

Spread

Bread

Gently fry the sandwich, flipping once, until both sides of the bread are golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 5 minutes per side.

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Cheese