Jalapeno Pesto and Garlic Spicy Grilled Cheese
Delicious grilled bread slathered in seasoned garlic butter with jalapeno pesto and cheese.
A spicy grilled cheese sandwich for a quick meal
Grilled cheese sandwiches a popular go to and I’m always looking for ways to mix things up. This recipe entails delicious grilled bread slathered in seasoned garlic butter with jalapeno pesto and cheese. I used my Jalapeno Pesto recipe for this spicy sandwich.
I used fresh ingredients to make the garlic butter and jalapeno pesto. If you have left over jalapeno pesto it is a great way to add flavor to pastas, pizzas and other dishes.
Need something to serve with this? How about: masala fries
Here is another grilled cheese idea: Spicy Inside Out Grilled Cheese
Ingredients
- Sliced bread – sourdough is always great for grilled cheese!
- Cheddar cheese or mozzarella
- Jalapeno pesto – recipe link here
- Garlic cloves
- Butter
- Italian seasoning
Making spicy grilled cheese
Make batch of jalapeno pesto Make fresh garlic butter Spread garlic butter on one side of two slices of bread Add jalapeno pesto 
Top with cheese Grill and enjoy
Making it vegan
- Substitute butter for Earth Balance or vegan butter substitute
- Substitute cheese for vegan alternative
- Jalapeno pesto can be made with nutritional yeast instead of parmesan. More info on the post for the pesto recipe.
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Jalapeno Pesto Garlic Spicy Grilled Cheese
Delicious grilled bread slathered in seasoned garlic butter with jalapeno pesto and cheese.
Equipment
- pan
Ingredients
- 2 slices bread
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- ½ tsp italian seasoning use dried parley as alternative
- 1-2 tbsp jalapeno pesto link in notes below
Instructions
- Make batch of jalapeno pesto. Link in notes below.
- Crush garlic clove. Mix with room temperature butter and Italian seasoning.
- Slather fresh garlic butter on one side of two slices of bread.
- Heat pan on stove and put one slice butter side down. Top with jalapeno pesto and cheese. Add other slice of bread on top.
- Grill until browned and heated through. Enjoy!
Notes
Click here for jalapeno pesto recipe
Note: the pesto recipe makes more than enough for one grilled cheese. You can use the extra in pasta, pizza and many other dishes.
Nutrition
Calories: 259kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 6gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 391mgPotassium: 102mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 350IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 93mgIron: 2mg
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