Sweet and Savory Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

For the final installment in my “sophisticated substitutes for traditional camp fire food” series I turned a plain jane cold cut sandwich into 2 warm and cheesy sandwiches of delight!

I started with a savory sandwich made with everyone’s favorite ingredient, buffalo chicken, and spiced it up with some pepper jack cheese!  Next, I made a sweet treat combining honey drizzled figs with goat cheese for a unique spin on a grilled cheese sandwich!

Don’t mind that the pictures are a little “thrown together”,  it’s hard to prep, cook and take pictures with half a dozen hungry guests drooling over your shoulder!!!

Buffalo Chicken and Pepper Jack Grilled Cheese:

Ingredients (makes 6 sandwiches)

• 2 chicken breasts (cooked)
• 1/2 cup Franks buffalo sauce
• 1 loaf french bread (cut into 12 slices)
• 6 slices pepper jack cheese (cut in 1/2)
• 6 tbsp butter

Start by shredding the cooked chicken breast and mixing with the Franks buffalo sauce.

Next, assemble the sandwich by spreading a 1/2 tbsp of butter on one side of each slice of bread, then place a half slice of pepper jack cheese on the other side.

Next add about 1/4 cup of buffalo chicken on top of the cheese and top with another slice of cheese and another slice of bread.

Grill on each side for 2-3 minutes or until browned.

Place on platter and serve.

Mmm look at that pepper jack oozing out the side! So yummy!

Time to hit up the sweet tooth!

Fig and Goat Cheese Grilled Cheese:

Ingredients (makes 6 sandwiches)

• 2 cups figs
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 lemon (zested)
• 1 loaf french bread (cut into 12 slices)
• 6 oz goat cheese
• 6 tbsp butter

Start by adding the figs to a small mixing bowl and drizzling the honey on top.

Next, zest one lemon into the honey fig mixture.

Now it’s time to prepare the sandwiches.

Start by spreading 1/2 tbsp of butter on one side of each slice of bread then spread the other side with 1/2 tbsp of goat cheese.

Next, add about 1/4 cup of the fig mixture on top.

Place in skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes per side.

Look, it’s the leaning tower of grilled chee-za!

♣ Vegetarian Option: The fig and goat cheese grilled cheese is vegetarian. The buffalo chicken pepper jack grilled cheese can become vegetarian by substituting Seitan for the chicken.

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