Grilled Pimento Cheese & Bacon with Pepper Jelly
By
Amy Freeze
@amyfreeze
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Last night’s grilled cheese dinner was no different. I wanted to try something new, and my husband wanted simple. We both used sourdough bread, thick cut Applewood smoked bacon, and pepper jelly, but where he wanted deli sliced colby-jack, I wanted scoops of good ole fashioned pimento cheese. The end result…ooey, gooey, hang-your-head-over-your-plate goodness.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
After one bite of this grilled cheese, it was all I thought about the rest of the afternoon. Pimento cheese is a favorite for this southern gal, and I love using it as a basis for a grilled cheese. It's so creamy and melts nicely. You get a bit more sweet and spicy from the pepper jelly. Bacon adds a smoky finish, and we all know everything is better with bacon!
The Test Kitchen
Ingredients
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2 slicesourdough bread
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2 tspbutter
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1 Tbsppepper jelly
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1/4 cbutter,melted
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1/4 cpimento cheese
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3 slicecrisp thick cut bacon