I’m kicking off National Grilled Cheese Month (yes, this is a real thing in the world) with a lesson in balance. My first grilled cheese has it all: crispy, golden-butter bread; gooey, salty jack cheese with spicy pops of jalapeno; savory, herbaceous turkey tenderloin; and a sweet glaze of strawberry jam.
And since this is Grilled Cheese Post: The First, I’ll lay down a few ground rules I like to follow in my own grilled cheesing:
- Begin with 2 slices of bread that are roughly the same size and shape.
- For even toasting, butter the bread (on the OUTSIDE of the sandwich), not the griddle.
- Top the bread with cheese. For optimum meltage, nothing should come between the cheese and the bread.
- Keep sauces and condiments in the center of the sandwich to avoid sogging the bread.
- Grill sandwiches with hard cheeses over low heat to avoid burning the bread before the cheese melts. Dome if necessary.
- Grill sandwiches with soft cheeses over high heat to toast the bread quickly before the cheese liquefies.
These are only guidelines. Grilled cheese means never having to say you’re sorry.
Sweet and Spicy Turkey Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Author: Bake Up, Little Suzy
Recipe type: Sandwich
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Servings: 1
Sweet, salty, spicy, and savory — the perfect grilled cheese!
Ingredients
- White bread
- Butter
- Pepper jack cheese
- Turkey (I used 4 slices herb roasted turkey tenderloin)
- Strawberry jam
Instructions
- Top each slice of bread with cheese.
- Add the turkey and spread on a thin layer of jam,
- Close it up, and butter the outsides of the bread.
- Griddle on medium heat until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden brown.
What a great flavor combo! I love adding sweet to unexpected things. Thanks for sharing at Church Supper. Love seeing new faces. Have a blessed week, Happy Easter and please come back soon!
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Oh my does this look scrumptious! Thanks so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday
Thank you so much for linking up to the Recipe Party @ The Sweet Spot. This looks great!
National Grilled Cheese month?! How did I not know this?! This just looks delicious, too!
I love grilled cheese. I had not idea there was a grilled cheese month. I actually have a grilled cheese post I have put on the back burner that I might need to post now this month.
I actually have been broiling my grilled cheese. Hopefully it still counts as grilled cheese. It is much easier for me and the cheese melts much better.
There’s a grilled cheese month? No way! Grilled cheese is definitely my all time favorite sandwich. This recipe looks so good!
This looks SOO delicious! And I am so excited that it’s grilled cheese month. What a fantastic excuse.;)
Thanks for sharing this at Must Try Monday. I’ve been pinning some good grilled cheese recipes. Have you signed up for the Mom’s Crazy Cooking Challemge? Her upcoming challenge is Grilled Cheese. Im going to pin this for inspiration!
This looks great, pinned to try for Mom’s Crazy Cooking Challenge
you can’t go wrong with grilled cheese!
I second that emotion!
YUM! I love grilled cheese and can’t believe that there is a month dedicated to it! Even more reason for me to eat Grilled cheese! This looks so good, I will have to try it! Usually I just put american cheese with tomatoes and thats it.
Grilled cheese month — who would have thought?? I love “optimum meltage”! Certainly a criterion for good grilled cheese! I would love it if you would consider linking to Busy Monday at A Pinch of Joy, a Sunday through Thursday link party for ideas that make life easier, better and more fun!
That sounds so good … I’d like one right now. The sweet and spicy combination sounds perfect.
I would just love this sandwich with that yummy strawberry jam, this is a great sandwich! Hope you have a wonderful Easter Celebration and thank you so much for sharing at Full Plate Thursday.
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I was 20 when I first tasted turkey (fried), I didn’t like it. Maybe its high time I taste again by way of your turkey sandwich.
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Sounds pretty yummy andi
I love grilled cheese, classic comfort food!
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Yum!!! I love grilled cheese sandwich month!
I am so excited for Grilled Cheese Sandwich month! Thanks for sharinf at Scrumptious Sunday!
Would make a delicious snack or mid-day meal!
I like this, yummy!
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Jam! I would never have thought of that either. Another awesome one! Thanks for sharing at Scrumptious Sunday!