Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese
Jalapenos are the most popular chile peppers in the US. This is probably due to the availability and versatility of the chile. Jalapenos have a balanced combination of flavor and heat.
The demand for these have caused breeders to develop a broad range of varieties. You can now get jalapenos with various heat level and sizes. These can be used in salsas, stuffed, or eaten straight with cheeseburgers (my personal favorite).
Ingredients:
3 jalapeño peppers
1 t olive oil
4 strips bacon
4 slices crusty bread
1.5 T butter
1 oz. reduced-fat cream cheese
3 oz. pepperjack cheese
Instructions:
Cut the jalapeños into strips and cut out of the membrane. Leave as many of the seeds as you like.
Brush the jalapeños lightly with olive oil and place on a foil-covered baking sheet. Broil the peppers for about 5-7 minutes, until nice and blackened. Put the peppers in a bowl and immediately cover, so they can steam. Once they’re cooled, remove from bowl and take the skin off. It should come off from the pepper easily.
Cook bacon until nice and crispy.
Divide 1.5 T butter between each slice of bread. Slather the tops of two of the slices with cream cheese. Place bread slices butter-side down on cooking surface over medium-low heat.
Put jalapeño peppers on top of cream cheese. On the other two slices of bread, lay out cheese. Cook open-face for about 5 minutes, until the cheese is nice and melty and the bread is crisping up (but not burning).
Remove bread slices from pan and put bacon on top of the cheese. Assemble sandwiches.
Makes two sandwiches.
From www.wearenotmartha.com