Name: Caprese Grilled Cheese Recipe
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 7 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 fresh bread; 4 oz Mozzarella cheese; 2 Roma tomatoes; ¼ red onion; 10 fresh basil leaves; 2 tbsp garlic olive oil; 2 tbsp balsamic glaze

Caprese Grilled Cheese Recipe

Arleen Crider Modified: January 31, 2024

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How To Make Caprese Grilled Cheese

You can’t get enough of this grilled cheese recipe made with mozzarella cheese paired with fresh tomato slices and basil. A great meal for breakfast.

Preparation: 2 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

Total: 7 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4fresh breadthick slices
4ozmozzarella cheeseor 8 thick slices
2roma tomatoessliced
¼red onionsliced thinly
10fresh basil leavesroughly chopped
2tbspgarlic olive oil
2tbspbalsamic glaze

Instructions

Layer 2 pieces of the bread with cheese slices, tomatoes, onion slices, and chopped basil. Top both pieces with remaining bread, and brush over the outside of the sandwich with the garlic olive oil.
Cook on a preheated non-stick pan or skillet over low-medium heat sprayed with cooking oil or a drizzle of olive oil until brown and golden on both sides and cheese has melted.
To serve, drizzle with balsamic vinegar. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Tip: To ensure to have perfectly melted cheese every time, cover the pan with a lid to trap heat and steam to melt the cheese from all sides.

Nutrition

Calories: 2382.27kcal
Fat: 52.51g
Saturated Fat: 16.68g
Trans Fat: 0.20g
Monounsaturated Fat: 18.52g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 13.44g
Carbohydrates: 381.93g
Fiber: 31.77g
Sugar: 50.65g
Protein: 95.45g
Cholesterol: 50.46mg
Sodium: 4311.78mg
Calcium: 1366.13mg
Potassium: 1597.07mg
Iron: 27.39mg
Vitamin A: 144.34µg
Vitamin C: 11.64mg

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