Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe
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Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich

By: RASSA2 
"I first had this sandwich at a small restaurant and immediately went home to duplicate the recipe. I've been making my grilled cheese sandwiches this way ever since!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (111)

Prep Time:
5 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 sandwich
 

Ingredients

  • 2 slices Italian bread
  • 1 tablespoon softened butter, divided
  • 1 tablespoon prepared pesto sauce, divided
  • 1 slice provolone cheese
  • 2 slices tomato
  • 1 slice American cheese

Directions

  1. Spread one side of a slice of bread with butter, and place it, buttered side down, into a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
  2. Spread the top of the bread slice in the skillet with half the pesto sauce, and place a slice of provolone cheese, the tomato slices, and the slice of American cheese onto the pesto.
  3. Spread remaining pesto sauce on one side of the second slice of bread, and place the bread slice, pesto side down, onto the sandwich. Butter the top side of the sandwich.
  4. Gently fry the sandwich, flipping once, until both sides of the bread are golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 5 minutes per side.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 503 | Total Fat: 36.5g | Cholesterol: 82mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2009 by naples34102 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
With hubs out Christmas shopping it was just me at home for supper tonight. I had presents to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2010 by Kay   view full review
This was delicious! I just used what I had on hand: pesto, wheat bread, sungold tomatoes,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 10, 2010 by valoriec   view full review
This is an amazing sandwich! I made it using the "Pesto" recipe submitted by anderval and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2009 by pomplemousse   view full review
what a nice variation on a grilled cheese sandwich. I don't have provolone cheese so I left...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2010 by mbfoodie   view full review
These were really good and easy to make on the George Foreman grill. Thanks for the great idea.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 1, 2010 by patricia_monson@hotmail.com   view full review
I used what I had on hand. Wheat bread, provolone, tomatoes and fresh basil. Grilled without...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2011 by Taylor   view full review
delicious take on the grilled cheese, nice change :)
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2010 by Jules   view full review
I literally just got done eating this--and let me tell you...YUM. I did everything as is,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2010 by cookingwithhardt   view full review
Excellent. Especially if you use homemade pesto!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 17, 2010 by mariak   view full review
Absolutely delicious! I used wheat bread instead of italian and but I did the rest exactly as...

 

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