GRILLED CHEESE WITH BACON & THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING

Grilled Cheese with Bacon & Thousand Island Dressing image

Provided by Lynn Hoar

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 6

8 bacon slices ( thick cut maple glazed)
2 Tbsp butter
8 slices of sourdough bread or a hearty country white
12 oz cotswold cheese( aka: double gloucester with chives) or cheddar cheese
4 Tbsp thousand island dressing ( bottled or homemade)
***cotswold cheese can be found on line at amazon or in speciality cheese stores. for everyday meals i substitute sharp cheddar, snip a few chives over that and add a few slivers of shaved sweet onion, then the bacon.

Steps:

1. Fry bacon until crisp, drain on paper towels Wipe off griddle... Butter one side of all 8 slices of bread Add 4 slices of bread with butter side down to griddle Top each bread slice with a quarter of the cheese, and 2 strips of bacon...spread Thousand Island on the inside of each buttered "top" bread and put down dressing side touching bacon. Flip sandwiches and grill until golden brown
2. Delicious paired with a cup of homemade tomato soup! Enjoy!!