Behold my latest creation…THE BAKED POTATO GRILLED CHEESE! After the glory that was the Brocolli & Cheddar Soup Grilled Cheese, I began racking my brain for what other wonderful things I could deconstruct into grilled cheese format. Soon enough I had envisioned this piece of grilled cheese heaven! I mean how can you go wrong with fried potatoes, bacon, cheese, sour cream and chives all made into a melty grilled cheese? Well you can’t!
So here is how I went about making it.
The Baked Potato Grilled Cheese
- 2-3 Strips of Bacon
- 1 Potato
- 2 tbsp of Sour Cream
- Cheddar Cheese
- Green Onions/Chives
- 2 Slices of Bread
- Butter
- Canola Oil
- Garlic Powder
- Salt & Pepper
To start things off, get a pan on medium heat with enough canola oil to lightly cover the bottom (you could also use olive oil or butter). Cut your potato into even slices, you will need 4-5 slices for the sandwich, then place them in your pan, cooking each side until browned and crispy.
While cooking, salt and pepper the potatoes to taste (they don’t have to be too salty as the bacon with help with the saltiness as well) and sprinkle a light pinch of garlic powder. In another pan cook your bacon on medium heat to desired tenderness (I liked mine crispy for this sandwich!).
While everything is cooking, slice your bread (use some crusty bread like french or sourdough if you have it), and generously butter the outside of each piece. On the inside, put about 1 tablespoon of sour cream on each slice as well as slices of cheddar cheese on each side. Once your potatoes and bacon are finished frying, dab them on paper towel to remove some grease, then fan the potatoes out on your bottom slice of bread, put a little more sour cream on top of the potatoes if you desire (I did to help the bacon and chives stick in the sandwich). Slice up one green onion stalk and spread it on top of the potatoes along with the bacon. Place your other slice of cheese on top of all of this and top with your bread!
The greatness awaits
Now just grill the sandwich in a pan on medium heat until each side becomes golden brown. Once this is done, dig in and ENJOY!
To me the true test of a great sandwich is how long you still taste and crave it after eating it. I was definitely craving another one of these long after I finished it! The potato was crispy, but still soft in the center, topped with the smokey, salty bacon complemented by the green onions all melded between two crunchy slices of bread with cheese and sour cream! SOO GOOODD@#$*!!!
The point where I contemplate making another one.
Until my next grilled cheese,
Bob
What a great idea! I love this!!!
STOP IT with these amazing grilled cheese ideas! You are killing me, this sounds too good, just like your deconstructed broccoli one too!
Can’t stop now, it’s an addiction! Planning on doing some more Deconstructed Grilled Cheese in the future, so you’ll just have to live with it!
This is amazing! I cant wait to try it! I just started my own blog and this inspires me!
Welcome to the world of food blogging!
a lot of carbs….just how I like it.
Great photo. I will have to try this.
No lie, I made this (no sourcream, can’t stand the stuff) 2 weeks ago! Great minds think alike I suppose.
What a fantastically creative idea! Who wouldn’t love this? I know both my husband and I would =).
Delicious! Well worth the potato! I may just have to get one to make this dish! It looks superb!
Great idea for a grilled cheese!
OH. MY. GAWD.
This looks absolutely fabulous! Yum!
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Outta control and I love it! What a great idea and your photos are BEAUTIFUL!
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What would happen if you fried the bacon, then cooked the potatoes in the left over bacon grease? Would it add even more flavor, or make the potatoes mushy?
I thought about doing that as well! But I didn’t dare! It would certainly work and definitely add extra flavour. Definitely would make this sandwich even more sinful!!
I have made this twice since first seeing your blog. I made without the bacon since I am a vegetarian and I made it with gouda, my favorite cheese. The first time I fried the potatoes and the second, I baked. It was AMAZING both ways. I am addicted. Thank you so much for the recipe. I LOVE it.
Glad you love the sandwich! Making this with Gouda sounds AMAZING!
I’ve profiled this recipe over on my blog, Best of Good Eats on Pinterest (http://goodeatspuppy.blogspot.com/2012/02/potatoes-on-grilled-cheese-sandwich-get.html). I can’t wait to make it!
This looks amazing- very creative!
Thanks Lori! Came across your blog when you posted those Caramel Brownies, they look soooo good!
Let me just tell you this.. well, first of all, HI!
I’ve made this sandwich twice already and OMG.. this is a KEEPER!
It’s the PERFECT sandwich.. u guys are really good!!!! Keep them coming
So glad to hear how much you enjoyed the sandwich! We will definitely be keeping them coming
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Seriously, this was a good sandwich. We added scrambled eggs to the bacon/green onion mix because we needed some kind of justification to having made this this morning….
I love the justification!
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