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BLT Grilled Cheese (BLTGC)

[heart_this] · Sep 20, 2012 · 14 Comments

BLT Grilled Cheese (BLTGC)

A BLT sandwich grilled cheese style with plenty of melted cheese!

I have really been enjoying all of the fresh, perfectly field ripened tomatoes a lot these days, especially in BLTs ! I guess it was pretty much inevitable that at some point I would think about combining a BLT with a grilled cheese sandwich and this BLT grilled cheese, aka the BLTGC, is the tasty results of my wild musings! The recipe pretty much just wrote itself taking the buttered bread and cheese from the grilled cheese and the bacon, lettuce and tomato from the BLT and grilling it up until the outside is golden brown and all of the cheese has melted. For the bacon you could use either strips of whole slices and for the lettuce you could go with either whole leafs or shredded and you could use either whole tomato slices or you could dice them. One trick that I learned when using green tomatoes in sandwiches is that it is good to lightly fry them in a touch of bacon grease to warm and soften them up a bit which I applied to the tomato slices in this sandwich. I was kind of hesitant about using lettuce in a warm grilled cheese sandwich but it worked like a charm without getting nasty like lettuce can when it is cooked! I have to say that this BLT grilled cheese sandwich turned out amazingly well, easily as good as if not better than either of the sandwiches that gave it birth!

BLT Grilled Cheese (BLTGC)
Just look at all of that melted cheese!

BLT Grilled Cheese (BLTGC)

BLT Grilled Cheese (BLTGC)

BLT Grilled Cheese (BLTGC)

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 1

A BLT sandwich grilled cheese style with plenty of melted cheese!

ingredients
  • 2-4 slices bacon
  • 2 slices tomato
  • 2 slices sour dough bread
  • 1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 1/4 cup lettuce, shredded
directions
  1. Cook the bacon until crispy and set aside on paper towels to drain.
  2. Drain most of the bacon grease from the pan and fry the tomato slices for about a half a minute on each side. (optional)
  3. Heat a clean pan over medium heat.
  4. Butter one side of each slice of bread, sprinkle half of the cheese onto the unbuttered side of one slice of bread followed by the bacon, lettuce, tomato and the remaining cheese and finally top with the remaining slice of bread with the buttered side up.
  5. Grill over medium heat until golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 2-3 minutes per side.
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Comments

  1. Ashley says

    September 20, 2012 at 9:17 pm

    BLT and grilled cheese together…has to be pretty much the best sandwich ever!

    Reply
  2. vanillasugarblog says

    September 20, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    oh my gosh Kevin
    do I even need to say it again?
    You need to open your own grilled cheese truck! LOL

    Reply
  3. Bev Weidner (Bev Cooks) says

    September 20, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    WHUUUUUUUT. You are amazing.

    Reply
  4. Anonymous says

    September 20, 2012 at 9:29 pm

    Sound yummy! I have a sandwich which is somewhat simular, check it out: http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/bread/savory-bread/moms-breakfast-blteoc-sandwich.html?p=1

    Reply
  5. Anonymous says

    September 20, 2012 at 10:18 pm

    Kevin, I love your recipes. Please photograph a BELTCH Sandwich for me so that I may PIN IT.

    B.E.L.T.C.H = Bacon, Egg, Lettuce, Tomato,Cheese, and Ham
    Thanks,
    Herb Young / Largo, FL
    [email protected]

    Reply
  6. anniebakes says

    September 20, 2012 at 10:42 pm

    this looks yummy, kevin!! I usually order BLCheese (since I don't do tomatoes)

    Reply
  7. bellini says

    September 21, 2012 at 2:00 am

    There's bacon, there's tomatoes, what more could I ask for.

    Reply
  8. Minnie(@thelady8home) says

    September 21, 2012 at 9:27 am

    O Wow!!! That's looking so mouthwatering Kevin. Fabulous! 😀

    Reply
  9. Nathan says

    September 21, 2012 at 11:49 am

    It's only 8am in the morning here but I already want lunch… I'm gonna have to try and make this sometime.

    Reply
  10. Anonymous says

    September 21, 2012 at 1:50 pm

    Looks delicious, Kevin! I like the combination "BLTG" — for bacon, lettuce tomato and tangy goats cheese. Also very good!

    Reply
  11. Kate says

    September 21, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    What a great combination of flavors! Not your typical BLT or toasted cheese…great marriage!

    Reply
  12. Kari Shifflett says

    September 21, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    Uncut, it looks delish………

    Reply
  13. Helene Peloquin says

    September 21, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    That is such a great sandwich! Looks so good with the melted cheese Kevin. Have a great week-end.

    Reply
  14. Andrea Volpini says

    September 21, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    WOW I want to try!

    Reply

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