Italian-Style Grilled Cheese

Name: Italian-Style Grilled Cheese
Yield: Makes 4
Ingredients: 4 tbsp. softened butter; 2 tbsp. grated Parmesan; 8 slices Italian bread; 8 slices provolone; 1/2 cup chopped drained giardiniera; 1/4 cup refrigerated pesto

Eat like an Italian! And by that, we mean add a thick layer of pesto and giardiniera to your grilled cheese.

Author:: Rachael Ray Every Day
Updated:: Mar 20, 2018
Original:: Feb 23, 2018

italian style grill cheese — Photography by Linda Xiao

Recipe by Charles Grayauskie

Makes 4Servings

Ingredients

Spread

4 tbsp. softened butter
2 tbsp. grated Parmesan

Bread

8 slices Italian bread

Cheese

8 slices provolone

Etc.

1/2 cup chopped drained giardiniera
1/4 cup refrigerated pesto

Preparation

Heat a griddle or large cast-iron skillet over medium. In a small bowl, mix the butter and parmesan. Slather on one side of each slice of bread. Build sandwiches with the cheese, giardiniera, pesto, and bread, spread-side facing out. Cook, turning once, until the bread is toasted and the cheese is melted, about 3 minutes per side.