Port choice kitchen backed up 2021 continues with more cheese
Port choice kitchen backed up 2021 continues with more cheese. We are doing a grilled cheese. What’d you call it?
BLT grilled cheese BLT? Yeah, but let us technically know lettuce. Well, what would we say? It was like lots of cheese.

Why You’ll Love This
- Your dietary tract is going to love this
- This is a quick and easy recipe that you can do and you don’t even need a grill for this; you can even make a delicious cheesy air fryer grilled cheese.
- It’s gonna be awesome amazing.
- Like most grilled cheese recipes, it’s not a lot of components to it
- It’s really hard to go back to the storebox stuff.
- They charge way too much for the pesto in the store It’s like a shot worth of pesto. It’s like seven dollars like don’t do that.

Ingredients
For the Garlic Butter
- butter
- 2 teaspoons of this Italian seasoning
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 teaspoons of some grated Parmesan
- 1/4 cup of just a good olive oil
For the Sandwich
- sourdough bread
- sliced mozzarella
- bacon
- one heirloom tomato
- homemade pesto sauce

Instructions
- Start with our butter.
- To that, add two teaspoons of this Italian seasoning.
- Microplane two garlic cloves, then add two teaspoons of some grated Parmesan, just like in an easy homemade garlic bread recipe.
- Add one fourth cup of just a good olive oil.
- Tiny whisk it together.
- Let it come together.
- Start to assemble our sandwiches.
- Take our pesto here and put it on our bread.
- Get our cheese on.
- Take a couple of slices of this mozzarella.
- Take some bacon that we have already cooked.
- Throw that on like thus.
- Put a nice little heirloom tomato right here.
- To this other piece of bread, we’re going to take some more pesto, just hit that top side.
- Take our butter that we just made and we’re just gonna hit the top of this.
- Hit this side right now.
- When we put it onto our griddle, we’re gonna butter the other side.
- Take this and put it down like that.
- While that side is going, hit this side with butter.
- Flip it over.
- Because I really want this cheese to start melting, take this bowl here and just place it over top.
- Let it do this thing.
- Wait another five minutes or so.
- Check on it at this point.
- Get it over to our cutting board.
- Cut with a knife right down the middle.
- Push it together and then let’s turn it out.
- Cool down as it’s really really hot.
- Come back in a second and we’ll partake of our summer body destroying sandwiches.

Cooking Tips
- You can just use any type of Italian seasoning, but I like this one because again, it’s more of the coarse side. It’s just a nice texture.
- The more you break down garlic the stronger the garlic flavor is going to be because we’re making eight garlic butter. We want to be super super garlicy, but not like that bad kind where you can’t talk to the life of the rest of the day, ensuring perfectly flavored tender garlic butter steak bites.
- If you’re sitting there, you’re like, I really don’t like going on at work, just throw it through a the garlic press. I will tell on you your secret’s safe with me.
- When this is more room temperature, it’s even easier to do.
- I like this kind because when it melts it’s more of the gooier type.
- Some people put mayo on their grilled cheese bread, which is totally fine. It gives it like a nice little like twang to it, but as far as just like a good herb butter on your bread, you can’t defeat that. You could even use an air fryer to make deliciously crispy air fryer potatoes for a quick side.
Serving Suggestions
- Lately what I’ve been doing with my pesto sauce and we put lemon zest in there. There’s a little extra something to brighten it up, much like adding fresh ingredients to an easy homemade spaghetti marinara.
Hope you enjoyed this one. This is a quick recipe, but still a goodie. You’re gonna love it.
Easy BLT Grilled Cheese with Homemade Garlic Butter

Elevate your classic grilled cheese with this easy BLT version, featuring crisp bacon, fresh heirloom tomato, and a bright homemade pesto, all nestled between sourdough bread slathered with a flavorful garlic butter. This quick recipe doesn’t even require a grill!
- For the Garlic Butter Array
- For the Sandwich Array
- Prepare the Garlic Butter: In a small bowl, combine the softened butter, 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning, microplaned garlic cloves, 2 teaspoons of grated Parmesan cheese, and 1/4 cup of olive oil. Whisk everything together thoroughly until well combined. Set aside.
- Assemble the Sandwiches: Take two slices of sourdough bread. Spread a layer of homemade pesto sauce on one side of each slice.
- Layer Fillings: On one pesto-coated bread slice, place 2-3 slices of mozzarella cheese. Layer 2-3 slices of cooked bacon over the cheese, then add a few slices of heirloom tomato.
- Complete Assembly: Place the second pesto-coated bread slice on top of the fillings, pesto-side down.
- Butter the Bread: Generously spread the prepared garlic butter on the top side of one sandwich.
- Begin Grilling: Heat a griddle or non-stick pan over medium heat. Once hot, place the sandwich butter-side down on the griddle. While the first side cooks, spread garlic butter on the unbuttered top side of the sandwich.
- Cook and Melt: Cook for about 3-5 minutes per side, or until golden brown and crispy. Once flipped, place a bowl or lid over the sandwich to help the cheese melt perfectly.
- Continue Melting: Allow it to cook for another 5 minutes or until the cheese is gooey and melted and the bread is golden brown.
- Serve: Carefully remove the grilled cheese from the griddle. Transfer to a cutting board, slice down the middle, and serve immediately. Let it cool for a moment as it will be very hot.
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