grilled cheese with bacon & thousand island dressing

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Lynn Hoar
Easthampton, MA

What a yummy combination of flavors... I picked this "keeper" out of the Food Network magazine... I never would have thought to add Thousand Island Dressing to a grilled cheese and bacon sandwich... But boy-o-boy am I ever glad that someone else did!!

(1 rating)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 10 Min

Ingredients For grilled cheese with bacon & thousand island dressing

  • 8
    bacon slices ( thick cut maple glazed)
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 8
    slices of sourdough bread or a hearty country white
  • 12 oz
    cotswold cheese( aka: double gloucester with chives) or cheddar cheese
  • 4 Tbsp
    thousand island dressing ( bottled or homemade)
  • ***cotswold cheese can be found on line at amazon or in speciality cheese stores. for everyday meals i substitute sharp cheddar, snip a few chives over that and add a few slivers of shaved sweet onion, then the bacon.

How To Make grilled cheese with bacon & thousand island dressing

  • 1
    Fry bacon until crisp, drain on paper towels Wipe off griddle... Butter one side of all 8 slices of bread Add 4 slices of bread with butter side down to griddle Top each bread slice with a quarter of the cheese, and 2 strips of bacon...spread Thousand Island on the inside of each buttered "top" bread and put down dressing side touching bacon. Flip sandwiches and grill until golden brown
  • 2
    Delicious paired with a cup of homemade tomato soup! Enjoy!!

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