The Godfather of Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Submitted by twissis

"There are times in our daily lives when we just have a case of the blues & nothing is as therapeuitc for it as a grilled cheese sandwich - the ultimate comfort food! This unique grilled cheese sandwich uses blue to cure the blues & puts a bit of an Italian twist on an otherwise British effort .. hence the Godfather title. I can't recall now where the idea originated, but I've been playing w/it for quite a while & have modified it from the original to suit our preferences. I suggest you try it - it may work well as a blues preventative for you too!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 4 Grilled Sandwiches
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 113.39 g cream cheese (softened)
• 56.69 g blue cheese (crumbled)
• 85.04 g bacon (cooked crisp & crumbled)
• 85.04 g fresh tomatoes (diced, use only tomato meat or pulp)
• 59.16 ml Italian salad dressing
• 8 slice bread

directions

1. Combine the cream cheese w/the blue cheese & mix well to a smooth consistency.
2. Add crisped bacon pieces & diced tomato to the cheese mixture & mix just well enough to achieve a good distribution.
3. Put 8 slices sandwich bread on your cutting board or counter. Using a pastry brush, brush approx 1/2 tbsp of the Italian salad dressing on ea slice of bread.
4. Turn over 4 slices of the bread & spread 3 oz of the cheese mixture on those 4 slices (You should have 12 oz of cheese mixture for this).
5. Top ea of those slices w/the other 4 slices so all the exposed bread surfaces are the ones spread w/the Italian salad dressing.
6. Grill your sandwiches & enjoy!

Reviews

[JackieOhNo!]

Wow - this was outstanding (and I don't even like any type of blue cheese!). I made this exactly as posted, using gorgonzola and rye bread. Absolutely delightful. I would only caution that you let the sandwich rest for a minute or so before slicing, so the filling doesn't run out when you do so. Thanks for sharing this treat!

 

[weekend cooker]

Very good... I left out the tomato for myself, but everyone else had them. The cream cheese/bleu cheese mixture was awesome, and with the bacon on top, it hit the spot.

 

[Muffin Goddess]

I don't think I would've thought to put these ingredients together in a grilled cheese sandwich, but I'm really glad that someone else did, lol! I never would've thought to use Italian dressing as the "butter" on the outside of the sandwich, either -- learn something new every day! I used smoked blue cheese and light cream cheese in this (leftover stuff I needed to use up). I chopped my tomato and just sprinkled it on top of the cheese right before cooking. I was wrapping it to grill at work for dinner, and was afraid that the tomatoes would make the bread mushy if I mixed them into the cheese ahead of time. Thanks for posting, twissis -- this definitely cheered me up! Made for Culinary Quest I Family Picks

 

[LucyS-D]

Love the creamy texture alongside all that flavor! Really good!

 

[nott2339]

Very good. I just sliced my tomato and laid it on, rather than chopping and stirring it into the cheese. For my taste, I might cut back a little on the blue cheese, or use milder variety of blue.