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Avocado Grilled Cheese with Pesto
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 

Spice up your regular grilled cheese with you addition of avocado and pesto. You'll never go back to the plain old grilled cheese when you try one bite of this avocado grilled cheese.

Course: Lunch, Sandwich
Cuisine: American, Healthy
Servings: 2
Calories: 390 kcal
Author: Vicky Berman
Ingredients
  • 4 slices bread use gluten free bread for gluten free version
  • 2-4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 avocado
  • 2-4 tablespoons basil pesto
  • sharp cheddar cheese thinly sliced
Instructions
  1. Add pesto to one side of each piece of bread. Top pesto with cheese, avocado, and another layer of cheese. Top with other piece of bread (pesto side down). Repeat for second sandwich.
  2. Butter the outside of the bread and add to a pan heated over medium heat (butter side down).
  3. Butter the other piece of bread (the one on top) Cook until lightly browned on one side and flip over to the buttered side. Cook until browned. Repeat for the other sandwich.
Nutrition Facts
Avocado Grilled Cheese with Pesto
Amount Per Serving
Calories 390 Calories from Fat 234
% Daily Value*
Fat 26g40%
Saturated Fat 9g56%
Cholesterol 31mg10%
Sodium 534mg23%
Potassium 345mg10%
Carbohydrates 33g11%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 725IU15%
Vitamin C 5mg6%
Calcium 108mg11%
Iron 2.3mg13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.