Recipes: Creamy Gooey Grilled Cheese - Jalapeno Poppers

If you missed the sampling at Fresh Market, Commonwealth Parkway, you missed delicious food.  Aside from great flavor, there is NO MEASURING of ingredients required.  Both recipes, EASY to prepare.

Creamy Gooey Grilled Cheese

Stonewall Kitchen Red Pepper Jelly 

1 container TFM Original Pimento Cheese Spread

1 loaf bread

Bacon, cooked or Real Bacon Bits (optional)

mayonnaise

On one slice of bread, spread pimento cheese. If using bacon, place on top of cheese.

On other slice of bread, spread Red Pepper Jelly. Sandwich the two slices together.

Spread mayo on top slice of bread. Place, mayo side down, in pan to cook.  While it cooks, spread mayo on top slice.  When bottom is nice and golden, flip and cook other side.  When nice and golden, remove from pan. Plate. Slice. Serve.

The bread I used was French Brioche.  Sold A LOT of bread!

RAVE reviews from customers!  Some said they would use Stonewall Kitchen's Hot Pepper Jelly instead of Red Pepper Jelly.  Your choice.  A few commented, instead of bacon they'd use ham. Whatever grilled cheese additions you like, go for it. 

Oh, and YES mayonnaise on the bread, not butter.  With the mayo you get a nice little crispiness and it's easier to spread "crust to crust".  Let's face it, with butter you have to wait for it to soften and if you don't, you'll tear the bread when you spread it.  All the way around, mayo on the outside of a grilled sandwich is the way to go.

*****

Jalapeno Poppers

Jalapenos

TFM Pimento Cheese

Stonewall Kitchen Hot Pepper Jelly or Red Pepper Jelly Real Bacon, cooked and crumbled or Real Bacon Bits (optional)

Preheat oven to 350^o.

Cut jalapenos in half, lengthwise, leaving stem on. Remove seeds and ribs.

Spread Pimento Cheese in each jalapeno and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.  Sprinkle with bacon/bacon bits.  Bake for 15 to 18 minutes until jalapenos are tender.

While jalapenos bake, put jelly in a microwave save bowl and microwave until soft. 

Place jalapenos on serving dish.  Drizzle with jelly.  Serve.

Aside from comments of "these are delicious", most customers were surprised with putting hot pepper jelly on jalapeno poppers.  Because these aren't fried, 1. they make a great quick snack and 2. it's something easy and different for Bunko (women were purchasing ingredients to prepare just for that).