- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Serving: 2 sandwiches
Bring some spice to your life with this jalapeño popper grilled cheese sandwich. This sandwich contains the essential parts of the jalapeño popper appetizer - cream cheese, jalapeños and cheddar. The bacon is added well, because it's bacon - and the avocado helps to cool the heat and bring it all together.
Ingredients
- jalapenos - 4 medium
- avocado - 1
- sandwich bread - 4 slices, good quality
- butter - 2 tbsp
- cream cheese - 4 tbsp
- cheddar cheese - 1/2 cup, shredded
- bacon - 4 slices, cooked and halved
- pepper jack cheese - 2 slices
how to
- Begin by roasting the jalapeños. Turn your broiler on to 400 F (200 C). Put the jalapeños on a baking sheet in the top of the oven. Look at them after about 4 - 5 minutes, and if they are blackened, turn them over and allow to blacken on all sides. Remove to a plate and allow to cool about 10 minutes.
- When the jalapeños have cooled enough to handle them, strip the blackened skin off, then cut them in half and scrape away the seeds and set aside.
- Half the avocado and hold it in your hand. Carefully use a knife to cut thin slices into the flesh, then use a spoon to remove it from the skin and set aside on a plate. (be careful to not let the knife pierce the skin when slicing)
- Butter one side of each slice of bread and stack them with the buttered sides touching. Spread 1 tbsp of cream cheese on the exposed top piece of bread.
- Sprinkle some cheddar on top of the cream cheese, then lay 4 slices of bacon on each sandwich.
- Place a slice of pepper jack on the bacon, then add the jalapeños, avocado and remaining cheddar.
- Spread another tbsp of cream cheese on the unbuttered side of the bottom piece of bread and place on top.
- Grill on a griddle over medium low heat until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden brown.
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