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White Cheddar & Roasted Pepper Grilled Cheese

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White Cheddar & Roasted Pepper Grilled Cheese
  • Prep Time:5 minutes
  • Cook Time:4 minutes
  • Serves:4
 

It’s your mama’s grilled cheese sandwich with a trendy new twist! This comfort food classic redo features the contemporary flavor appeal of white Cheddar cheese and rich roasted red peppers. It’s a quick-to-fix grilled cheese sandwich recipe overflowing with flavor.

Why try?
Your family will love this familiar-with-a-twist flavor upgrade on the all-time lunchtime classic. It makes a great lunch or light dinner paired with steaming-hot Tomato Parmesan Soup.

Foodie Byte:

  • White Cheddar Cheese adds a rich smooth full Cheddar flavor and is widely available in the grocery store cheese case.

Better-for-You Options:

  • Lighten up this recipe with reduced-fat Cheddar cheese and low-fat mayonnaise.
  • Spread over thin-sliced whole grain bread and grill in a non-stick skillet sprayed lightly with cooking spray.

Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 722, Protein 22.3g, Carbohydrate 42.7g (Dietary Fiber 4.1g), Sugar 6.5g, Fat 50.5g, (Saturated Fat 18.4g), Cholesterol 93.3mg, Sodium 1027.7mg.
% Daily Value: Calcium 50%, Iron 15%, Vitamin A 25%, Vitamin C 15%.

 

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces medium white Cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1/4 cup roasted red bell pepper, drained, fine diced
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 8 slices country white bread
  • 3 tablespoons butter, at room temperature

Preparation

  • 1
    Combine shredded cheese, roasted peppers and mayonnaise in bowl; mix well.
  • 2
    Spread cheese mixture evenly over 4 slices of bread; close with top halves of sandwiches.
  • 3
    Spread butter evenly over outsides of sandwiches; grill on both sides until golden and cheese is melted.

Additional Info

This roasted red pepper and white Cheddar cheese spread also tastes great cold. Spread it on crackers, crisp flatbread or pita chips.

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