This grilled cheese sandwich with pesto was the first I tasted, and I went home right away to make my own version of it. Since then, I’ve been preparing my grilled cheese sandwiches in this manner.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 15 mins |
| Servings: | 1 |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon softened butter, divided
- 2 slices Italian bread
- 1 tablespoon prepared pesto sauce, divided
- 1 slice provolone cheese
- 2 slices tomato
- 1 slice American cheese
Instructions
- Spread butter on one side of a slice of bread and place it, buttered side down, into a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Spread 1/2 of the pesto sauce on the unbuttered side of the bread. Stack provolone cheese, tomato, and American cheese on top of pesto, in that order.
- Spread remaining pesto sauce on second slice of bread. Place it pesto side down onto sandwich in the pan. Butter the top side of bread.
- Gently fry sandwich, flipping once, until both sides are golden brown and cheese has melted, about 5 minutes per side.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 503 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 24 g |
| Cholesterol | 82 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 20 g |
| Saturated Fat | 20 g |
| Sodium | 1108 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 37 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I followed the recipe’s ingredients, grilled on low using a weight….about 5 minutes each side. It was very good but next time I will not use American cheese. For me it didn’t complement the other flavors. Very nice recipe. Thank you. BTW…it goes well with Creamy Tomato Basil soup.
I changed American cheese to cheddar cheese
the taste
I thought it was very good and very easy!! My husband LOVED it! I would say though the 5 minutes on each side was too long. It took 5 minutes TOTAL on medium low heat. I tried the 5 minutes per side and burned the bread. Thank you!!
Don’t use American cheese!
I subbed mozz cheese for the American cheese, and added fresh basil leaves. So so good!!!
I love it! Usually I make a grilled cheese with Muenster, tomato, oregano and then provolone but this recipe was also amazing! Will definitely be making again. I just got over Covid and found the cure to getting taste and smell back and this was the first recipe I’ve tried since I lost my senses. So good!
What a fun, flavorful twist to grilled cheese!! We loved this! I wish I had more pesto to make again tomorrow night! Me personally, I loved pesto on both slices! Hug that tomato! I love the provolone + American cheese combo! I added bacon on one of my husband’s sandwiches. He loved/I thought it didn’t do much. Thank you and will absolutely make again to elevate any simple lunch or dinner!!
I may be weird but i made mine with hot dogs and rolls , Took a little longer to prep but YUMMY
These seem fairly simple but definitely take regular grilled cheese up a notch or two!
My husband said this was a keeper. He repeated, “That was a good sandwich” at least three times.
I prepared this for myself after I made big, fat reubens for everyone else (I don’t eat cold cuts), and it was YUMMY! A treat!
This is very good. Had to use a skillet due to no panini machine. Great way to use up pesto.
Great recipe! Used Italian and/or Vienna bread. Added sautéed peppers and onions and mesquite smoked deli turkey. Yummy!!
I really love the addition of pesto. I only put it on one slice of the bread and used cheddar instead of american.
Yum! This was a fantastic, quick meal. I added some turkey, because I had one fresh out of the oven. It was fabulous! Next time, I think I’ll make some tomato soup to go alongside it. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
LOVED this slightly different rendition of a traditional American sandwich! I used homemade pesto I had made from my basil garden. I did not choose to add any tomatoes this time since the soup I was serving was tomato-based. Each sandwich had 4 medium-sized pieces of cheese–Vermont White Cheddar and Smoked Gouda. I used olive oil instead of butter for frying–this makes very crispy outsides! Will repeat this for sure. All the guys at my table were delighted with these!
Followed some of the other comments regarding using a smaller pesto portion and it came out perfect!!!
I used mozzarella instead of the American cheese
Not a fan of pesto or American cheese so I changed mine to add chicken and truffle flavored cheddar cheese with garlic aioli.
Made these for lunch the other day and I could not stop thinking about it all day. It was unbelievably delicious! The only change I made was to use cheddar instead of american as I did not have any on hand. I also used sourdough. Definitely a keeper!