Take your grilled cheese to the next level with this bacon grilled cheese sandwich recipe. This flavorful take of a classic comfort food recipe is one the whole family will enjoy. Crispy slices of bread packed with gooey melted cheese and crispy bacon in between them, because we all know bacon always makes good things even better. Serve with soup or salad for a complete meal.

Bacon Grilled Cheese Recipe

Bacon makes everything better and grilled cheese with bacon sandwiches are sure to be a hit in your house just like they are in mine! We love grilled cheese in our house and when I am running around trying to get everything done and I need a super quick dinner I go to grilled cheese. There are so many variations of grilled cheese that it makes it super easy for me to change things up.

This delicious bacon grilled cheese sandwich pairs perfectly with many soups and is an easy way to get dinner on the table that the whole family will love.

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Recipes

Can I make Grilled cheese sandwiches in advance?

Grilled cheese sandwiches are best eaten fresh. You can prepare the sandwich ahead of time, wrap tightly in wrap to prevent the bread from getting stale, and then fry just before serving. I do not recommend freezing Grilled cheese sandwiches.

What cheese goes well with Bacon?

For this grilled cheese bacon sandwich recipe I used provolone and colby jack cheese. You can also change things up and use American cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, or your favorite cheese. This recipe is so easy to change up with the cheese you have on hand because bacon goes good with just about any cheese.

What type of bread can I use for making grilled cheese with bacon?

The great thing about this recipe is you can use any bread that you have on hand. I normally have white, wheat and sourdough bread on hand so I use one of those.

Best ways to cook bacon

You will need to have cooked bacon when you are making this recipe. You can have the bacon at your preferred cooked way from extra crispy bacon to slightly crispy bacon, however, you prefer your bacon will work for this recipe.When you are going to cook the bacon you can do it by your preferred method of ovenbaked, air fried bacon, or on the stove top. If you want to have a sweet and salty sandwich then you can use brown sugar bacon.

Why do you use Mayo for grilled cheese?

Using mayo is better than using butter when you are making grilled cheese because it has a higher smoke point. It gives a crispier outside of the bread and makes it less likely to burn when you are cooking the sandwiches.

Tips for Making this recipe

Cook on medium low heat. It might be tempting to turn up the heat to make things go faster, however, you do not want to cook grilled cheese on anything higher then medium low heat.
Be Patient. It might be tempting to speed things up a bit, but doing so will end up with cheese that is not properly melted and bread that gets burnt.
Making multiple sandwiches. If you are making multiple sandwiches at one time then you will want to use a large skillet so you have room to flip the sandwiches over while you are cooking them.

Can I add anything else to my sandwich?

We personally love ours with just bacon and cheese but if you want to fancy it up you can add cooked green bell peppers or red peppers, and onions are great add ons to this grilled cheese sandwich recipe.

What do you serve with Grilled Cheese?

Our go to for serving grilled cheese of all types is a salad and soup. There is just something amazing that happens when you enjoy a homemade grilled cheese sandwich with a bowl of your favorite soup and a fresh salad. If you are looking for other sides to serve with grilled cheese check out some of the other side dish ideas.

Bacon Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe ingredients

Bacon Grilled Cheese Ingredients

2 slices of bread
3 strips of cooked bacon
2 slices of provolone cheese
2 slices of Colby Jack or Pepper Jack cheese
1 Tablespoon mayonnaise

How to Make Bacon Grilled Cheese

Cook the raw bacon using your preferred method and then place on a paper towel-lined plate to drain the bacon grease if needed.

Divide the mayo and spread onto one side of each slice of bread.

Then place one piece of the bread mayonnaise side down on the skillet.

Add the cheese and the bacon slices to the non mayoside of the bread in the pan.

Place the second piece of bread non-mayo side down on top of the sandwich.

Turn the skillet heat up to medium heat and cook for 3-4 minutes until that first side is golden brown.

Use a spatula and flip the sandwich over and cook for another 3-4 minutes until the second side is golden brown and the cheese melts all the way.