Description
Creamy sourdough brie grilled cheese with crispy bacon elevates classic comfort food to gourmet heights. Melted cheese, golden bread, and salty bacon create an irresistible sandwich you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 8 slices sourdough bread
- 8 ounces (226 grams) brie cheese, sliced
- 8 slices cooked bacon
Spread/Fat:
- 4 tablespoons (56 grams) butter, softened
Additional Ingredients:
(none)
Instructions
- Preheat a cast-iron skillet or non-stick griddle to medium heat for optimal golden-brown crust development.
- Generously spread softened butter on one side of each sourdough bread slice, ensuring complete coverage.
- Arrange buttered bread slices, butter-side down, onto the heated cooking surface.
- Create a luxurious layer of creamy Brie cheese across each bread slice, distributing evenly.
- Distribute crispy, crumbled bacon pieces uniformly over the melting cheese foundation.
- For enhanced flavor complexity, strategically place thin apple medallions and peppery arugula leaves atop the bacon.
- Drizzle a delicate stream of golden honey across the assembled ingredients for subtle sweetness.
- Crown each sandwich with remaining sourdough slices, positioning buttered side facing upward.
- Grill sandwiches for approximately 3-4 minutes per side, monitoring carefully until bread achieves a deep golden-brown hue and cheese becomes decadently molten.
- Remove from heat, allow momentary cooling, then slice diagonally and serve immediately while ingredients remain warm and texturally compelling.
Notes
- Manage heat carefully to prevent burning while achieving golden-brown perfection on bread’s exterior.
- Select room temperature Brie for smoother, more even melting across sandwich surface.
- Consider swapping bacon for turkey bacon or tempeh bacon to create vegetarian or lower-fat versions.
- Add thin apple slices before grilling to introduce subtle sweetness and crisp texture contrast with creamy cheese.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 537 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 690 mg
- Fat: 42 g
- Saturated Fat: 20 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 19 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg