Recipe: $2.40 | Per Serving: $1.20 | Yield: 2
Grilled cheese is one of the ultimate comfort foods. Whether it's pressed on a panini, pan-fried, or made in a quesadilla maker in your dorm room (true story), it's pretty much always awesome. There are so many delicious grilled cheese combinations, but one of my favorites is pesto & provolone. This one harkens back to my college cafeteria, where I'd eat a panini for lunch almost every day. The ingredients stayed the same: naan, deli turkey, pesto mayonnaise, and provolone cheese.
This version is slightly adultified. I replaced the super salty deli turkey with mashed avocado, and instead of pesto mayonnaise, I stick with regular pesto these days. We're currently using the straight "fresh" pesto from Trader Joe's. (You can find it near the pizza dough.) It's only $2.99, so it's not a huge investment, and I love slathering it on naan, so it never goes to waste in our house. (Remember: you can always freeze leftover sauces! Do it in plastic-wrap-lined ice cube trays.)
I've had this twice this week already. Once the ingredients are in the fridge, it's so hard to say no! I'm writing this on Wednesday evening after my first full day working, after about 10 weeks of vacation/traveling/moving/job hunting. I'm tiiiiiired. I could do with a cheesy avocado pesto grilled cheese right about now! Serve it up with a salad (and lime & honey vinaigrette) and it's dinnertime!
Pesto, Provolone, & Avocado Grilled Cheese
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ Tablespoon butter
- 4 slices bread
- 1 Tablespoon pesto
- ½ avocado
- 2 slices provolone cheese or more
Instructions
- Place your bread on a cutting board. Mash the avocado and spread on two slices of bread, then layer with the cheese. Spread the pesto on the other two slices of bread. These will make up the top and bottom halves of the sandwich.
- Melt half the butter in a nonstick skillet. Place an avocado-cheese half and a pesto half bread-side-down on top of the butter. Cook for about 4 minutes, then close the sandwich with the pesto on top. Griddle for about 2-4 more minutes, or until dark brown, but not black, then flip and griddle the opposite side for another 2-4 minutes. Repeat with 2nd sandwich.
Notes
Nutrition
The texture of the bite out of these sandwiches are AMAZING.
Looks and sounds delicious!
:) Thanks!