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The Ultimate Italian Grilled Cheese

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The Ultimate Grilled Cheese www.bellalimento.com

At any given time we have at least 6 different types of cheeses in our house. To say that we love cheese is an understatement. As much as I love dessert and I do I’m hard pressed to turn down a cheese plate when it’s on the dessert menu. It’s cheese, seriously what’s not to love about it. I love it to snack on, to add oomph to dishes and yes most definitely in GRILLED CHEESE sandwiches like this one.
Grated Provolone www.bellalimento.comGrated Wisconsin Provolone

So when I was asked if I would be interested to help JUDGE the 2014 Wisconsin Cheese Grilled Cheese Academy’s Grilled Cheese Recipe Showdown you can bet it took me all of 2 seconds to reply with the most enthusiastic YES I could muster. I’m currently in training. I take my job very seriously people. There is after all a $10,000 GRAND PRIZE up for grabs. That my friends will keep you in a nice supply of cheese. Would couldn’t use an extra $10K eh? So now that you have your motivation grab your favorite Wisconsin cheese and put your recipe thinking caps on.

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Provolone, Brie, Edam, Cheddar, Dill Havarti, Fontina, Mozzarella all would be magnificent melting cheese choices …

Pop over to the Grilled Cheese Academy site here for more info and exactly how you can enter your grilled cheese creation. The contest is underway NOW and is just in time for National Grilled Cheese month.

The Ultimate Italian Grilled Cheese www.bellalimento.com

To celebrate we’ve put together a little something cheesy and gooey for you. We’re calling it The Ultimate Italian Grilled Cheese. It’s made using grated Wisconsin provolone cheese, our homemade oven roasted tomatoes, prosciutto, pepperoncini and the kicker, the ciabatta bread is brushed with roasted garlic herb butter. You’re going to need a few extra napkins but that’s okay.

Ultimate Italian Grilled Cheese www.bellalimento.com

Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Grilled Cheese Academy. Opinions are my own.

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The Ultimate Italian Grilled Cheese

Yield: 2 sandwiches

What You Will Need:

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter - softened
  • 2-3 cloves roasted garlic
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh basil
  • kosher salt/pepper
  • 4 slices Ciabatta bread - sliced 1" thick
  • 6 slices prosciutto
  • 12 baby spinach leaves
  • 6 oven roasted tomatoes
  • 2-4 pepperoncini
  • 2/3 cup grated Wisconsin provolone cheese

What To Do:

  1. Into a small bowl mix together: butter, garlic and basil. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
  2. Brush bread slices with herb butter.
  3. To create two sandwiches, onto 2 slices of bread add the following to each: 3 slices prosciutto, 6 leaves spinach, 3 oven roasted tomatoes, 1-2 pepperoncini, and 1/3 cup cheese. Top with bread slices.
  4. Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sandwiches and cook for approximately 3 minutes or until golden crust forms. Carefully flip sandwiches and continue cooking until golden.
  5. Allow sandwiches to rest momentarily prior to cutting.
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Copyright Paula Jones with bellalimento

 

Filed Under: Sandwiches Tagged With: grilled cheese, lunch, sandwiches, The Ultimate Italian Grilled Cheese

Comments

  1. Meredith In Sock Monkey Slippers says

    04/07/2014 at 11:27 am

    I could seriously lick the screen! I need this in my life!

  2. Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic says

    04/07/2014 at 11:58 am

    Girrrrrl! When you say Ultimate, you’re not messing around!

  3. Amy @Very Culinary says

    04/07/2014 at 12:11 pm

    Um, you had me at… all of that!

  4. Joyti says

    04/07/2014 at 1:12 pm

    I usually have about 3 types of cheese in the house…we love it here too! And this sounds – amazing!

  5. Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says

    04/07/2014 at 2:05 pm

    I am not a huge grilled cheese fan but I am DYING for this!!!

  6. Carol at Wild Goose Tea says

    04/07/2014 at 3:30 pm

    I will have to agree—Cheese is the Bomb! Also I will have to say since I love toasted cheese sandwiches, you were not exaggerating that this is THE ultimate Italian toasted cheese sandwich. Wonderful array of ingredients!

  7. Susan says

    04/07/2014 at 4:58 pm

    Oh yeah, now this is a grilled cheese sandwich!

  8. Lora @cakeduchess says

    04/07/2014 at 4:59 pm

    There’s a grilled cheese academy-wow! And WOW on this amazing sandwich-love!!

  9. Christiane ~ Taking On Magazines says

    04/07/2014 at 5:12 pm

    You’ve got me drooling over here. I’m all over the grilled cheese thing this month and this one’s made it to my ‘must make’ list. Wow, it looks delicious.

  10. Norma | Allspice and Nutmeg says

    04/07/2014 at 5:15 pm

    This IS the ultimate. Love it.

  11. cheri says

    04/07/2014 at 11:27 pm

    Good for you, that will look good on the resume. Love this sandwich!

  12. Betsy | JavaCupcake.com says

    04/08/2014 at 8:00 am

    Ooooooooooh yeah. I’m totally adding this to our dinner menu next week! YUM!

  13. Vanessa says

    04/08/2014 at 8:16 am

    Wow! This looks so good! I must try this sometime!

  14. DessertForTwo says

    04/08/2014 at 8:39 am

    Nobody does grilled cheese like you! Stunning!

  15. Angie says

    04/08/2014 at 9:10 am

    This is the best grilled cheese ever! Love!!!

  16. Toni | Boulder Locavore says

    04/08/2014 at 10:46 am

    Gorgeous Paula! This is so beyond delicious looking.

  17. Nutmeg Nanny says

    04/08/2014 at 12:09 pm

    I want this grilled cheese! It looks so amazing…yum!

  18. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

    04/08/2014 at 12:57 pm

    Grilled cheese perfection, love the roasted tomatoes!

  19. Nicole says

    04/08/2014 at 1:48 pm

    Looks delicious I will have to try with some gluten free bread- thanks for the awesome recipe!

  20. Laura @ Blogging Over Thyme says

    04/08/2014 at 2:15 pm

    Aghhhhh, this is DEFINITELY an ultimate grilled cheese!

  21. Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats says

    04/08/2014 at 2:54 pm

    OMG get in my belly! You are killing me with this one Paula. A total “to die for” grilled cheese, and as a Wisconsin girl myself I here by nominate you winner!

    Hands down!

    Pinned. 🙂

  22. Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen says

    04/08/2014 at 9:10 pm

    Dying for one or maybe two of these! Gorgeous!!

  23. Jennie @themessybakerblog says

    04/09/2014 at 8:21 am

    There’s so much goodness packed in to this thick grilled cheese sammie. Love!

  24. Lauren @ Healthy Delicious says

    04/09/2014 at 9:34 am

    Grilled cheese is the best! And you can’t go wrong with roasted tomatoes or prosciutto (my fave!) This sandwich looks great!

  25. Heidi @foodiecrush says

    04/09/2014 at 10:40 am

    Oven roasted tomatoes are my trick for succulent treats all winter long. Love that you paired them in my favorite sandwich fixins!

  26. Kelly @ Mostly Homemade Mom says

    04/09/2014 at 11:22 am

    Oh my word, do I wish I was having this for lunch today!!

  27. Samantha says

    04/09/2014 at 12:36 pm

    I love grilled cheese and this one looks out of this world amazing.

  28. Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says

    04/09/2014 at 1:07 pm

    This is my kind of grilled cheese! Wish I had this for lunch!

  29. Miriam @ OvertimeCook says

    04/09/2014 at 1:38 pm

    I seriously need this in my life!

  30. Serena @ Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch says

    04/09/2014 at 5:49 pm

    This has my name all over it! Dinner here I come!

  31. Christina says

    04/14/2014 at 2:40 pm

    wow love a good grilled cheese!!

  32. leslie says

    04/15/2014 at 7:16 am

    What a fun contest to judge!!!!! Love the sammie

  33. bev @ bevcooks says

    04/24/2014 at 9:49 am

    This is like all of my dreams coming true at once.

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