BLT GRILLED CHEESE RECIPES

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crispy. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain fat. Wipe skillet with a paper towel. Butter the outsides of bread. Assemble sandwich by layering 2 slices cheese, cooked bacon, tomato, lettuce, and 1 more slice of cheese. Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add sandwich and grill, using a spatula or heavy-bottomed pan to press down, until golden and melty. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large skillet until crispy, then remove to a paper towel lined plate to drain.
• Remove most of the grease from the skillet, then return it to medium heat and fry the tomatoes for about 1 - 2 minutes on each side, enough to seal them.  Remove from heat and set aside.
• Stir the pressed garlic into the melted butter, and let sit for a couple of minutes.
• Use a brush and spread the butter on one side of the pieces of bread, then stack the pieces together 2 by 2 with the buttered sides touching.
• Spread some mayonnaise on the top pieces of bread, then add the shredded cheddar.
• Put the seared tomato slices on the cheese, then stack the bacon on top and pack on the grated havarti.
• Heat a clean skillet up over medium-low heat and carefully lift the open sandwiches into the pan, leaving behind the bottom pieces of buttered bread.
• Spread some dijon mustard on the non-buttered side of the remaining slices of bread, then place them on top of the sandwiches in the pan.
• Cook about 4 minutes on each side, pressing down occasionally with a spatula - until the bread is golden brown and the cheese is melted.
• Remove the sandwiches from the skillet and use your spatula to open the sandwich between the bacon and tomatoes and slide in the lettuce.
• Serve with chips, or better yet a warm bowl of tomato soup.