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Two halves of an onion ring and bacon grilled cheese sandwich stacked on each other.

Onion Ring + Bacon Grilled Cheese (with Zesty Sauce!)

Linda Feller
This Onion Ring + Bacon Grilled Cheese is THE sandwich when you want melty, crispy, crunchy, zesty goodness. Go ahead…pile on that cheese and a couple extra onion rings. I won’t tell!
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Prep time.5 minutes
Custom time.7 minutes
Total time.12 minutes
Course.Sandwich
Cuisine.American
Number of servings.4 sandwiches

Equipment

  • cast iron or non-stick skillet

Ingredients

Zesty Sauce

  • 6 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoon creamy horseradish, aka horseradish sauce
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoon prepared mustard, flavor of your choice
  • 2 teaspoon ketchup

For the Sandwich

  • 4 tablespoon salted butter
  • 8 slices sourdough sandwich bread
  • 3 cups shredded cheese, (I like a combo of at least 2 varieties)
  • 8 slices cooked bacon
  • 16 cooked onion rings, homemade or store-bought frozen (3 or 4 per sandwich depending on size)

Instructions

  • Combine all the ingredients for the zesty sauce in a bowl. Set aside.
  • If using different varieties of cheese, combine them together in a bowl to evenly distribute.

Instructions for 1 sandwich (adjust if making more than one at a time)

  • Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in the pan set over medium heat.
  • Place a slice of bread in the pan. Top with about 1/3 cup of cheese, then 1/4 of the bacon pieces, then onion rings. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of zesty sauce over the onion rings, then top with another 1/3 cup of shredded cheese and second slice of bread.
  • Cook until the bottom slice is toasted, then carefully flip the sandwich over to toast the other slice of the bread and allow the cheese to melt completely, lowering the heat if necessary. Remove to a cutting board and slice in half.

Notes

  1. This makes more than enough Zesty Sauce for 4 sandwiches. The extra can be used as onion ring dipping sauce.
  2. If you can only make one or two sandwiches at a time, transfer them to a sheet pan and stick that in a 175°F oven to keep warm.
Keywords.cheese, game day, stove top
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