Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese

Category

Entrees

Servings

2 sandwiches

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 jalapeño peppers
  • 4 ounces Cabot Cream Cheese, room temperature

  • 4 ounces Cabot Pepper Jack, sliced

  • 4 slices of thick bread like Texas Toast
  • 1 tablespoon Cabot Salted Butter, softened

  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. PREHEAT the oven to 350°F and line a small baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. SLICE the peppers in half, remove the membranes and seeds and stuff each half with 1 ounce of cream cheese.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper and place on the prepared baking sheet.
  3. BAKE for 15 t0 20 minutes until the peppers and cheese have softened slightly, but still hold their shape.
  4. BUTTER one side of each slice of bread.  Turn two of the slices over and top each with ¼ of the Pepper Jack cheese, two halves of the jalapeno poppers and the remaining cheese.  Top with the remaining slices of bread buttered side up.
  5. HEAT a large nonstick or cast iron skillet over medium low heat and grill the sandwiches until the bread is golden and the cheese is melted, about 3 – 5 minutes per side.

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Nutrition

Nutrition

Serving Size
1 sandwich
per serving
Calories
780
Amount/Serving % Daily Value
Fat
56 grams
86%
Saturated Fat
30 grams
150%
Cholesterol
135 milligrams
45%
Sodium
1070 milligrams
45%
Carbs
43 grams
14%
Fiber
4 grams
16%
Sugar
7 grams
Protein
22 grams
Calcium
483 milligrams
50%
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Cheese As You Please

Our naturally-aged cheddars have 0g of lactose per serving! So go ahead, dig in.

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