Sometimes a casual, easy to make meal just hits the spot. Not much work, but still delicious, comforting and healthy. You could have this for dinner tomorrow night, we’ll call it Casual Friday.
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This easy meal can be made in 30 minutes: gourmet grilled cheese, fresh crispy brussels sprout leaves and chili…from a can. Yup, there are some quality chilis out there. (affiliate links)
To prepare Brussels sprouts simply use a good quality knife (<—my favorite>a cast iron skillet till crispy, it only takes minutes. I top these with cashews, balsamic glaze, sea salt (affiliates links)</—my>
This grilled cheese may be casual but it’s anything but ordinary. It’s filled with sharp cheddar, apple slices and caramelized onions. More variations in the recipe below. Click to see a tutorial on how to caramelize onions.
I use a pannini pan with a press to make grilled cheese. But you can always use a 49 cent brick from the hardware store wrapped in foil or a good old fashioned spatula!
- 2 slices sourdough bread (or your favorite sandwich bread)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 slices gruyere, sharp cheddar or provolone
- 3-4 slices thickly sliced bacon (cooked to your liking)
- thinly sliced Granny Smith apples (3 or 4 slices per sandwich)
- sea salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons good quality mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 teaspoons spicy brown mustard
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Cook bacon to your liking in an oven safe pan. While bacon cooks: Slice cheese and make spicy brown mayo by whisking together mayo and spicy brown mustard. When bacon is done cooking, remove form pan and use a paper towel to wipe the pan clean.
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Heat the pan med/high heat. Spread a generous amount of spicy brown mayo one side of each bread slice, reserving the rest for dipping. When pan is hot, add add 2 Tablespoons butter to the pan, spreading it out to evenly coat the pan. Place bread in the pan (mayo side up)
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Add cheese to each piece of bread, then add three slices of bacon to two pieces of bread (the other two pieces of bread will top the sandwich). When bread is toasted to a nice golden color place pan into the oven until cheese is bubbly and melted.
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While cheese melts, slice apples.
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Remove pan from oven, add apple slices and put the sandwiches together. Serve!
I serve this gorgeous sandwich and Brussels sprouts with Amy’s Medium Chili with Vegetables. Simple and so delicious!
Dishes in this post are from my favorite store Anthropologie
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I think Brussels sprouts is one of my top 5 favorite foods. I bet the pairing with the gourmet grilled cheese is divine. Pinning for later!
Thanks Andrea! I always appreciate a pin!
I love the additional of asiago and cashews. Brussel sprouts are a favorite veggie for me. And you always have a great gourmet version with your recipes. Thanks for this!!
I love the asiago too but left it as an option being that it is served with a sandwich stuffed with cheese:)
Thanks for sharing – I love trying new recipes and this looks delicious!
You’re killing me Linda! YUM!!! I want ALL of this right now! Looks incredible. Pinning.
Lol. Thanks! I am so glad you like it!
That looks SO good! (Your pictures are always incredible!)
Thank you Anni! I try:)