What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Clean Eating: Quinoa Cheese Melt! Few things can take the place of the classic grilled cheese sandwich, in my opinion. Yet, in a world of imagination, anything goes. As long as the bread is crispy with a satisfying crunch, be inventive. Think about multigrain, brioche, sourdough, bagel, or baguette. Once that decision is made, take a look at the cheese options: cheddar, American, gouda, provolone, gruyère, or Swiss. Sometimes a mixture is the perfect choice. Layering extras can be just as mind boggling. Do you choose bacon or beef? Lettuce or sprouts? Tomatoes or onions? I can see your eyes darting in several different directions casting a puzzled look on your face. So the next time someone asks, “Should we have grilled cheese?”, simply throw your arms up in the air and say, “Sure! It’s easy for you to say!”
QUINOA CHEESE MELT
Ingredients:
2 slices quinoa multigrain bread
2-3 tablespoons butter
4 slices American cheese
2 slices thick applewood smoked bacon, cooked
1 tomato, sliced
1/2 cup alfalfa sprouts
Instructions:
Preheat skillet over medium heat. Butter one side of quinoa multigrain bread. Place butter side down onto skillet bottom. Add four slices American cheese, stacked two high, to cover surface of bread. Arrange cooked bacon over all. Butter a second slice of quinoa multigrain bread on one side. Place butter side up on top of sandwich. Grill until lightly browned, then flip over. Continue grilling until cheese is melted. Remove to a plate. Stuff with sliced tomatoes and alfalfa sprouts. Cut in half. Serve immediately.
Great recipe. I have a quinoa bread recipe on my blog.
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Even better! 👏🍞🍂
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A new twist on an old favorite. Yum!
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Exactly! 😋🌿
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so good!!
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Is it possible to have too much cheese? Never! 😜🍃🧀
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Truer words were never spoken!
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A beautiful sandwich, I’ll take extra sprouts on mine please!
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Right? Whenever I grow alfalfa sprouts, I get carried away and add them to everything. 😜🌿🌱🍃
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YUM!
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Drooling over here! I have never heard of Quinoa Bread. Off to research as it looks delicious!
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I discovered it in the Bakery Department of my grocery store. Love it. 🍂🍞
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Yum!
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This is not only food. This is art work, Gail!!
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Thanks, Erica. It was definitely a tower of Yum! 👀🍃
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I can only imagine!!!
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Love a good toasted cheese.. 😉
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The possibilities are endless. 🍃🧀🍞
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Now thats a sandwich! More cheese please….
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Coming right up. 😜🍃🧀
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