Best Grilled Pimento Cheese Bacon With Pepper Jelly Recipes

GRILLED PIMIENTO CHEESE SANDWICHES

Grilled Pimiento Cheese Sandwiches image

Rich and creamy pimiento cheese is a southern favorite. It makes this grilled pimiento cheese sandwich shine, especially when sweet-hot pepper jelly is added. -Amy Freeze, Avon Park, Florida

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner Lunch

Time 20m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

4 slices sourdough bread
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup pimiento cheese spread
2 tablespoons pepper jelly
6 cooked thick-sliced bacon strips

Steps:

Spread both sides of bread slices with butter. In a large skillet, toast bread on 1 side, over medium heat until golden brown, 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat; place toasted-side up. Spread cheese over toasted bread slices. Top 2 slices with jelly, then with bacon. Top with remaining bread slices, cheese facing inward. Cook until bread is golden brown and cheese is melted, 3-4 minutes on each side. If desired, serve with additional jelly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 869 calories, Fat 52g fat (28g saturated fat), Cholesterol 105mg cholesterol, Sodium 1856mg sodium, Carbohydrate 70g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 27g protein.

GRILLED PIMENTO CHEESE SANDWICHES

Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwiches image

Provided by Damaris Phillips

Time 30m

Yield 4 sandwiches

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
8 ounces sharp Cheddar, shredded
8 ounces aged Gouda, shredded
1 roasted red pepper, diced (about 1/2 cup)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 slices cracked wheat bread
3 tablespoons mayonnaise or softened unsalted butter

Steps:

For the pimento cheese: Combine the cream cheese and mayonnaise in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the Cheddar and Gouda and mix to combine on low, about 1 minute. Stir in the roasted red peppers by hand. Taste and season with salt and pepper, but go heavy on the pepper; start with 1/2 teaspoon and go from there.
For the sandwiches: On low heat, warm a cast-iron skillet. Put a heaping 1/2 cup of the pimento cheese between 2 slices of bread. Don't spread the mixture all the way to the crust because it will soften and spread as it heats in the skillet. Repeat with the remaining bread and cheese.
Smear one side of each sandwich with mayonnaise, and place the sandwiches in the skillet mayonnaise-side down. Smear the top pieces of bread with mayonnaise. Cook until golden brown and the cheese has just started to melt, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook the other side until golden, another 3 minutes. Slice into halves or quarters and serve immediately.
Reserve any remaining pimento cheese in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

GRILLED PIMENTO CHEESE & BACON WITH PEPPER JELLY

Grilled Pimento Cheese & Bacon with Pepper Jelly image

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...

Provided by Amy Freeze

Categories Sandwiches

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 slice sourdough bread
2 tsp butter
1 Tbsp pepper jelly
1/4 c butter,melted
1/4 c pimento cheese
3 slice crisp thick cut bacon

Steps:

1. Butter one side of each slice of bread. Grill over medium heat until golden brown and crisp. Remove from heat.
2. Brush the opposite side with melted butter and spread pepper jelly on the grilled side of one slice.
3. Then, divide the pimento cheese in half and spread on the grilled side of each slice. Place the freshly buttered, ungrilled side of each slice on the griddle/frying pan. Allow to grill.
4. As cheese melts, the jelly side will get loose. Place 3 slices of crisp cooked bacon on the diagonal of one side.
5. Flip the other cheese side to cover the bacon.
6. Remove sandwich from the griddle/frying pan to a cutting board. Allow to rest for a minute. Cut sandwich on the opposite diagonal from the bacon. Serve with extra pepper jelly for dipping.