Red pepper, caramalized onions, bacon, cheese - grilled cheese. Make it your way!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Sandwich
Cuisine: American, International
Keyword: bacon, grilled cheese,, onions, red pepper
Servings: 4
Author: Oven Struck
Ingredients
1lbstrip bacon
1tablespoonextra virgin olive oil
1red bell pepper- sliced
1/2large onion - sliced
1cupfresh spinach
1pinchKosher salt
1/2cupbutter - 1 stick
1tablespoongarlic powder
1tablespoondried parsley
2tablespoonsgrated parmesan cheese
8slicesItalian bread - or hearty thick bread of your choice
8slicespepper jack cheese
8slicesmozzarella cheese
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees
Line a sheet pan with foil and lay out your bacon strips. Bake in the oven until crispy - about 20 minutes.
While your bacon is cooking, add olive oil to a preheated pan then add in your onion and red pepper. Once your onions start to caramelize, add the fresh spinach and a pinch of kosher salt. Saute until onions are slightly caramelized and your spinach is wilted. Remove from the pan nd set aside.
While your vegetables are cooking, make the compound butter. Combine the butter, parsley, parmesan cheese, and garlic powder. Mix until incorporated. Set aside.
Assembly
Butter one side of each piece of bread with the compound butter. In your preheated pan, lay one slice for each sandwich butter side down.
Add pepper jack cheese, sautéed vegetables, bacon, and mozzarella cheese then top with another slice of buttered bread, butter side up. Cover with a lid and let the cheese melt and the bread crisp. Flip the sandwich over and if your cheese has melted properly you can leave the lid off.
Once the sandwich is cooked, let cool on a wire rack so you won't have soggy bread.