Grilled Sandwich: Pesto Grilled Cheese

Source: Appleton Post Crescent

Makes 1 Sandwich

Ingredients

  • 2 slices Italian bread
  • 1 Tbls. softened butter, divided or use butter flavored olive oil
  • 1 Tbls. prepared pesto sauce, divided
  • 1 slice provolone cheese
  • 2 slices of tomato
  • 1 slice American, Cheddar or Co-jack cheese

Instructions

Spread one side of a slice of bread with half the butter (or brush with butter flavored olive oil) and place it buttered side down into a nonstick skillet.

Spread the top of the bread slice in the skillet with half of the pesto sauce and place a slice of provolone cheese, the tomato slices and the slice of "other" cheese onto the pesto.

Spread remaining pesto on one side of the second slice of the bread and place the bread slice, pesto side down, onto the sandwich. Butter top of the sandwich with remaining butter or brush with butter flavored olive oil.

Fry the sandwich over medium heat, flipping once, until both sides of the bread are golden brown and the cheese has melted.