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5 from 4 votes

Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese

Servings: 2
Author: Wanda Baker

Ingredients

  • 1 jalapeno pepper
  • olive oil
  • 1/3 cup softened cream cheese
  • 1 tsp old bay
  • pinch kosher salt
  • pinch finely grated black pepper
  • 4 pieces of bacon
  • Loaf of bread
  • 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
  • mayonnaise

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 475F.
  • Cut jalapeno in half and remove seeds and veins. Place on a foil lined cookie sheet and drizzle on some olive oil. Rub all over and put in oven for 5-10 minutes or until peppers have softened and have a light char on them. Remove from oven and either skin them or set aside to cool (both way works). Once cooled enough to handle, rough chop them and mix in a bowl with cream cheese, old bay, salt and pepper.
  • Cook your bacon. Drain, set aside.
  • Slather four pieces of bread with mayonnaise. On the other side of each slice, spread a thin layer of the cream cheese mixture.
  • In a large skillet over medium heat, add bread with cream cheese mixture, mayonnaise side down. Top with two pieces of bacon and 1/2 of the grated cheese. Top your with remaining slice of bread, mayonnaise side up.
  • Cook on medium low until melty and golden, 4 to 5 minutes, then flip and cook 5 minutes more.
  • Remove from pan and let sit. Repeat with second sandwich.