Apple Bacon and Cheddar Grilled Cheese is a sweet and savory sandwich that combines all of your favorite flavors. Sweet fuji apples sliced thinly and paired with smoky bacon on top of cheddar and mozzarella cheeses on sourdough bread. You can't go wrong with this one!
Is there anything more nostalgic than a grilled cheese? Something about a grilled cheese sandwich reminds me of my childhood. We used to eat grilled cheese sandwiches with pickles and that briney and salty combo was so freaking delicious! While this Apple Bacon and Cheddar Grilled Cheese might not be a traditional recipe, it certainly is delicious.
For this Apple Bacon and Cheddar Grilled Cheese, I made a dijon mustard sauce that is made with kewpie (you can use mayo), everything but the bagel seasoning, dijon mustard, freshly chopped sage leaves, and honey. Slater that mix on sourdough bread and top with apples, bacon and cheese.
I used fuji apples, cherrywood smoked bacon, cheddar and mozzarella cheeses. Once all of these ingredients are on the sourdough bread, I added a little bit of fresh thyme. One additional step. Usually when you think of grilled cheese, you think of a sandwich that's made solely on the stove. However, because I love a good melty cheese pull, I put this Apple Bacon and Cheddar grilled cheese on my Calphalon Premier Nonstick Pan and baked this sandwich in the oven for about 8-10 minutes. This pan can take heat up to 450 °F so there was no issue there! Then took the pan out of the oven and finished on the stovetop with some butter and olive oil and fresh sage leaves.
When I tell you it's amazing, I mean it. Not to mention, the Calphalon nonstick pan made is super easy to make because you can use it both in the oven and on the stove top. The non-stick coating also prevented the sandwich from burning and made flipping this apple bacon and cheddar grilled cheese so much fun to make. Easy, simply, and so good.
This is such a subjective question! My personal favorite for this apple bacon cheddar grilled cheese is an extra sharp cheddar cheese. However, a lot of people use American cheese - which I find to be pretty gross. In fact, for years, I thought that I didn't even like cheese because I had American cheese and thought all cheese tasted like that. Granted, I was only 6 or 7 years old. But still.
Anyway, my favorite cheeses for a grilled cheese are extra sharp cheddar cheese and mozzarella because they melt well together. Mozzarella especially gives a good cheese pull while cheddar cheese packs all of the flavor. I've also used Monterey Jack cheese and Brie as well.
There's no rules. Use whatever you like!
So, this apple bacon and cheddar grilled cheese recipe uses both. Mayo in the dijon sauce and butter on the bread to give it that rich and delicious taste we all know and love. Because I used my Calphalon Premier Nonstick pan, I didn't have to worry about the bread sticking to the pan and burning. Therefore, a little butter and oil on the pan for taste in combination with the non-stick coating made it so that I didn't have to use mayo on both the inside and outside of the bread.
I love this question. I don't use sliced cheese in my grilled cheese. I use block cheese and then I shred it! It's so important to note this because pre-shredded cheeses tend to be dryer and don't melt as nicely. Now of course for the mozzarella cheese, I bought that shredded. But, for the cheddar, I bought block cheese and used a cheese grater and shredded it myself.
Store brought shredded cheese is typically tossed in starch which dries the cheese out making it harder to melt, so I highly recommend grating it yourself.
So, to answer this question - I don't recommend using sliced cheese. Grated is where it's at!
A few simple yet wholesome ingredients are needed to make this grilled cheese. All of them come together to jazz up your traditional grilled cheese and make for an unforgettable sandwich!
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I made this for lunch yesterday with dijon mustard and am still thinking about it today. Delicious!
Yummy! I absolutely love sweet and savory recipes. To top it off the sandwich was so easy to make and it tasted amazing. I cannot wait to make it again!
Yum! This sandwich was a winner. It’s always a beautiful thing when sweet and savory flavours meet. Plus, this sandwich was quick AND easy to make. This will be a new regular on my lunchtime menu!
This recipe is so delicious! I love the apple with the bacon and cheese! I used manchego and gouda cheese! It was sooooo good!
I had all the ingredients on hand so decided to give this a try for lunch. The sweetnesses from the apple with melty cheese and toasty bread was just perfection. Thanks for the great recipe!
Amazing! The apples added an element of bright sweetness that balances the savory in the bacon and the cheeses to make the whole sandwich SO good!
It had never occurred to me to use shredded cheese for my grilled cheese sandwiches - it was a game changer.
You had me at apple and bacon and the cheese combo was a pleasant surprise! I put this on the menu for lunch and didn’t make it the day I wanted. But one morning, I woke up and was ready for it, so I made it for breakfast! I was slammin! I was making yum-yum noises on each bite!
The kids smelled it and wanted one, the secret is out and now they are hooked
These are great for a special occasion or just any day that ends in y!
This recipe was AMAZING! I used to have a sandwich very similar years ago from a deli in California and this recipe did not disappoint! The combination of the sweet and salty flavors are spot on. I can't wait to make this again!
Let's just say, PLEASE DON'T LET THIS RECIPE PASS YOU! It's a must try - so delicious, the textures and flavours are everything you need your grill cheese sandwich to be AND MORE! Definitely will make again, and again!
Never thought about adding apples to a grilled cheese sandwich but it was perfect! It worked really well with the bacon too. This will be snack I'll keep in rotation for those quick lunches or late night munchies!