Jalepeno Popper Grilled Cheese

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Ingredients:

  • 2 slices sourdough or ciabatta bread
  • 2 jalapeno peppers, cut in half lengthwise and de-seeded
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoons cream cheese
  • 2 slices sliced provolone, mozzarella or cheddar cheese
  • 2 tablespoons queso dip

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place jalapenos on a baking dish and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake the peppers until tops start to blacken, or about 8 minutes. Let peppers chill and then peel the skin off.
  2. Liberally butter each slice of bread. Spread cream cheese on both slices of bread. Top with jalapenos, provolone cheese and queso dip. Top with second slice of bread.
  3. Place sandwich in a preheated griddler. Press down and cook until sandwich is grilled, golden brown and cheese is melted.

**Note from Chella~  If you do not have a panini press you can use the skillet method just place a heavy skillet on top or if you are making a lot of these use the tip below but weigh down the cookie sheet.

Prepare your grilled cheese sandwiches as usual (buttered on both sides) Put sandwiches between two baking sheets. Bake 350° for 15-20 minutes.