Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese

Not your average grilled cheese sandwich!  Roasted fresh jalapenos boot upward the rut inward this delicious Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese.
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Well hello, yummy GRILLED CHEESE!

I've always pretty much exactly made your straight-up, regular ol' grilled cheese. I never actually idea to alter it upward much, or idea at that spot could live hence many fabulous combinations.  But, whew! ... I stimulate got late been enlightened amongst discovering lots of dissimilar ways to mix upward the touchstone grilled cheese.

Enter, for lawsuit ... Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese.  Which, my friends, may exactly live my novel grilled cheese BFF.

Now to live direct up, this grilled cheese is non for the faint-of-heart ... It. Is. Spicy.

The whole roasted jalapenos convey on the heat!  {I did come upward up amongst a 'cheater' method, though, that takes out the pepper roasting pace in addition to tones the rut downward a tad, if desired.  I'll speak nearly that inward exactly a bit.}

The master copy recipe calls for roasting jalapenos on the grill.  Well, I didn't experience similar going exterior in addition to firing upward the grill.  I know, I know ... it's non that hard.  But yet ... I exactly didn't experience similar it.

So I roasted mine correct on the burner of my gas stove top.  Yep, exactly laid 'em correct on the burner.  It doesn't roast them quite every bit evenly every bit the grill, but it does work!

Once the peppers are proficient 'n charred, house them inward a newspaper handbag for a few minutes.  This lets them steam inward their ain rut for a chip in addition to makes the skins easier to remove.

Then withdraw them from the handbag in addition to gently peel off the charred skin.  Now, it's recommended that 1 habiliment gloves for this step. I didn't stimulate got whatsoever gloves. So I improvised. With a spell of plastic wrap.

Hmm, I had a footling jalapeno 'spillage' onto my hands ... which I discovered that eventide when I removed my contact lenses. Can y'all tell ouch? But this sandwich was totally worth it.

Your naked peppers volition expect nearly similar this:

Split them opened upward amongst a knife, in addition to carefully withdraw the seeds in addition to ribs.  If y'all wishing extra heat, exit inward a few seeds.  But trust me, these puppies are spicy plenty fifty-fifty without the seeds.  {Though, I must admit, I did exit a few seeds inward the peppers for my husband's grilled cheese.}

To get together your sandwiches, spread or hence slices of crusty sourdough amongst a cream cheese-&-green onion mixture in addition to layer on slices of Colby Jack in addition to the roasted jalapenos.

Grill it up, spell it up, in addition to hence enjoy.

I absolutely loved the creaminess of the cream cheese melted upward amongst the Colby Jack.  Soooo delicious.  Totally yummy deliciousness.  Be forewarned - the jalapenos are spicy ... in addition to I dearest spicy food.  Still, I'll become amongst exactly 1 pepper on my sandwich going forwards {instead of the 2 I'll set on my hubby's}.

Now, I mentioned that I came upward amongst a 'cheater' method for this sandwich.  I dearest the roasted jalapenos, but too wanted to meet if I could come upward up amongst an option that skipped that step.  I tried exactly dicing upward or hence fresh unroasted jalapeno ... but no deal.  This didn't convey whatsoever heat, in addition to exactly got lost inward the cheese without adding much {if any} flavor.

Then I tried diced pickled jalapeno.  Jackpot!

I prepared the sandwich the same every bit the original, but sprinkled diced pickled jalapeno on move past times of the cream cheese layer instead of roasting upward the fresh jalapenos.  The season in addition to rut were back!  H5N1 perfect quick-method alternative.

Whichever method y'all choose, if y'all similar jalapeno poppers - you'll love this grilled cheese sandwich.  Oh, yes.  Yes, y'all will.

Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese
Source:  Adapted from Simply Scratch Makes 3 sandwiches
(Printable recipe)

Ingredients

• 6 large jalapeno peppers
• 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 4 green onions, chopped
• dash black pepper
• 6 slices Colby Jack cheese
• 6 slices sourdough bread
• butter

Directions

1. Roast jalapenos on a pre-heated grill or burner of a gas stove top, turning to char all sides. Place the roasted jalapenos inward a newspaper handbag to steam. After nearly 10 minutes, withdraw from the handbag in addition to gently peel off the skin. (It is recommended that y'all habiliment gloves for this step.) Cut off the move past times of each pepper. Slice downward 1 side of each pepper in addition to carefully withdraw the seeds in addition to ribs.
2. In a minor bowl, combine the cream cheese, chopped greenish onion, in addition to dark pepper.
3. Butter 1 side of each of the breadstuff slices. Flip over 3 slices of breadstuff in addition to spread the unbuttered side generously amongst the cream cheese mixture. Layer on the jalapenos in addition to cheese slices; move past times amongst the remaining breadstuff slices, butter side up.
4. Grill inward a heated pan, coated amongst cooking spray or a chip of butter, until golden browned.

'CHEATER' METHOD:  Omit roasted fresh jalapeno peppers.  Replace amongst jarred pickled diced jalapenos.  Sprinkle pickled jalapenos, to taste, on move past times of the cream cheese layer inward each sandwich.

Enjoy!

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