Beer Battered Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Recipe

Ingredients

6 slices hickory-smoked bacon
4 slices rustic white bread
2 slices provolone cheese (3/4 oz each)
2 slices Cheddar cheese (3/4 oz each)
1 egg
3/4 cup pale ale beer
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
1 tablespoon butter

Preparation

Step 1

1. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon until crisp; drain on paper towel.

2. On 2 of the bread slices, place 1 slice provolone cheese, 3 slices bacon and 1 slice Cheddar cheese on each. Top with remaining bread slices.

3. Heat griddle or skillet over medium-high heat or to 375°F. In shallow bowl, beat egg, beer, flour and chili powder with fork until smooth. Dip each sandwich into batter, giving it a few seconds on each side to absorb the batter; drain excess batter back into bowl.

4. Melt butter on hot griddle. Place sandwiches on griddle. Cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side until golden brown.

If you need to serve a crowd, this recipe can be doubled or tripled. Prepare all of the sandwiches first and then dip in the beer batter and cook them all at once on a griddle.
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REVIEWS:

Made these with texas toast and used bacon pieces instead of slices. We did not care for the batter so much. It made it taste more "french toast-y". Will try again w/o batter and maybe mozz cheese instead of provolone.

We just had this for lunch. Yummy! I added dijon mustard to one slice of the bread and also added thin slices of Granny Smith apples to it. We had Tomato Parmesan soup with it. Great lunch!

I didn't know what "rustic white bread" was so I just bought an unsliced loaf of Italian bread from the bakery at my grocer. I cut it a bit thicker than a piece of white loaf bread, but thinner than Texas toast. I used thick sliced pepper bacon but both my husband and I agree thinner, extra crispy bacon would likely work better, even though it was still delicious. I nearly just buttered the bread instead of making the beer batter, but I will tell you this - DO NOT DO THAT! The batter is AMAZING on this grilled cheese! Easy to make, too! I'll be making this again!

I ended up using thick cut peppered bacon and sourdough bread. Personally, I think it would have been better without the beer batter. One of the slices of bread ended up a bit soggy in the middle.

This is a good easy recipe; even though the calorie count is high. Use it as a "cheat treat". I used Texas Toast; and put 2 slices of provolone and 4-5 pieces of bacon. Ate it with Texas crisper fries and a pasta salad. Thx for the easy dinner recipe!!

My favorite grilled cheese is with bacon and tomato. This was a great grilled cheese. I did add tomato to it. I love the new twist. I would have never thought to batter a grilled cheese. I agree with you Faffs, don't mess with a good thing. They are high in fat and calories, so you just don't eat it all the time.

The recipe is tasty as is, despite the pontificating of the omg it has fat in it naysayers. For those seeking low fat recipes, simply move on to the "healthy choice' categories. Leave the preaching there. No need to rework a perfectly fine recipe, since no one going to have it three times a day every day. EVERYTHING is fine, in moderation

Of course these are going to be good tasting: but gut busting~ ONE is 600 calories and 33 GRAMS of fat. That's an ENTIRE DAYS WORTH OF FAT INTAKE. This needs some "reworking" to make it a healthier choice. Great in theory, but not for the fat packed into it.