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ultimate grilled cheese (café zupas copycat)

Ultimate grilled cheese is my new go-to easy lunch ordinner. The secret? Pesto from the refrigerated section, not the pasta aisle.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 1 sandwich
Course: lunch, sandwich
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 slices good sandwich bread
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1-2 slices medium cheddar
  • 1-2 slices muenster
  • 2 slices tomato thick
  • mayo
  • pesto

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 450 F. Butter two slices ofsandwich bread. Lay one on a baking sheet, butter side down, and slather itwith pesto and mayonnaise. Follow your heart here.
  2. Layer one or two slices each of medium cheddar and muenster cheeses andthe fresh tomatoes. Salt tomatoes, if you want. Slather more pesto mayo on theunbuttered side of the other piece of bread, and lay it on top of the sandwich,butter side up.
  3. Bake sandwich for 5-6 minutes on both sides.

Notes

  • Use a light baking sheet if you have one. You can use a dark one, too, but check on the sandwich after 3-4 minutes to make sure it doesn’t burn.
  • You MUST use the good pesto from the refrigerated section. The little jar in the pasta aisle is fine, but it’s not as garlicky or strong, and it won’t be as good.
  • This sandwich will keep for a few days, and even heats up okay. Just heat it up in the oven for 10 minutes at 350.