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Spinach Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich

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Spinach Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich

A tasty spinach pesto smothered in ooey gooey melted cheese and wrapped in buttery golden brown grilled bread.

Earlier on in the week, when I made the spinach, or spanakopita pesto pasta I made sure to keep some of the pesto left over for something new. I had come across the idea of using a pesto in a grilled cheese sandwich and it was the perfect time to try one. I have been experimenting with grilled cheese sandwiches for a while now. It all started when I first tried adding some jam to one then I moved on to chutneys and now it was time to try a pesto grilled cheese sandwich. Since the spinach pesto had some Greek flavours going on I decided to use a Greek cheese, graviera, in the sandwich. The spinach pesto sandwich with graviera was amazing! The flavourful pesto worked really well in a grilled cheese sandwich! Although the graviera did not melt quite as well as I had hoped for it was still really tasty and it rounded out the sandwich nicely. I can’t wait to experiment with more pesto grilled cheese sandwiches.!

Spinach Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Spinach Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich

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

A tasty spinach pesto smothered in ooey gooey melted cheese and wrapped in buttery golden brown grilled bread.

ingredients
directions
  1. Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat.
  2. Butter the outside of each slice of bread, sprinkle half of the cheeses on the inside of one slice of bread, top with the spinach pesto, the remaining cheese and finally the other slice of bread.
  3. Add the sandwich and grill until golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 2-4 minutes per side.
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  4. Michele says

    Yer killin' me! You always make the best stuff! I want to trash my beer can chicken, au gratin cauliflower, and salad and make one of these. Keep 'em coming Ken. You are the king of delicious!

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  10. tahtimbo says

    That looks fantastic! I would have never thought of making a grilled cheese sandwich with a pesto. I love spinach, so I'm going to give this one a try. I have to admit that I've never heard of that type of cheese, but I've never met a cheese I didn't like.
    Thanks again!

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  13. Raina says

    Hi. Your blog is wonderful. I am loving your healthy and interesting recipes. This sandwich looks so yummy. I have to try your pesto.

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  16. Kevin says

    For the Love of Food: The bread is a store bought one called an Ancient Grain bread that has things like quinoa and amaranth in it.

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  17. Fatma says

    you are a great cook i love your recipes but i saw you dont have any Turkish recipes but Greek recipes are all Turkish food i guess we cook the same food with Greek people with a little bit of difference
    i would love to give you this website address of Turkish guy who cooks great like you are

    http://cafefernando.com/

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  27. Kate at Serendipity says

    Oh, YESSS. Two of my favorite things–pesto and grilled cheese. Why didn't *I* think of this? It looks amazing. I have some spinach, and my pesto-maker is raring to go. Heh, I bet this would be good with olive pesto as well.

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  30. Lisa says

    What a great idea – I have some arugula pesto that I need to use up. Makes sense to smear it on a grilled cheese sandwich… looks delicious!

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  34. Anonymous says

    Never realized the great combo of pesto and cheese.. Def a must try. Can I use any pesto sauce ??

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  36. Kevin says

    Anonymous: I imagine that this would work really well with a number of different pestos and I am looking forward to trying some more out.

    lbrookscooks.com: Graviera has a similar texture to gruyere but the flavour is different. Both would work well and so would a number of other cheeses.

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  37. jade1977 says

    This was pretty good, but way too much pesto. Will make again, but with 1 tbsp of pesto per sandwich. Other than that, this grilled cheese rocked!

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  40. Stephy says

    Looks so good that even my stomach's all filled up(just had dinner) I feel like eating it!!! And the photos seemed like they came out of a recipe book.

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  42. Victoria says

    Came upon this during a search for Butternut squash recipes and the inviting photo of the pizza made me click on it and boy oh boy found this little gem recipe. Thank you, I am officially distracted at work now. Will be coming back for more goodies, so will my gfs!

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  44. Mª del Mar Hermoso says

    It's a fabulous idea: an easy meal with 2 slices of bread, gratinated cheese and spinachs. Mmmmmmmmmmmm I die for it.
    Thank you for so many ways to improve our boring diet and life. You are what (and how) you eat.
    Congratulations from a Spanish fan and happy 2011.

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  46. Anonymous says

    I tried a variation of this and had it w/ a variation of your mushroom soup recipe. MMMmmm a great dinner. Thanks!!

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  53. Michelle G says

    Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I made these for my family last night (a lighter version to work with my diet) and they were amazing! Thanks for inventing this masterpiece.

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