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The Nacho (Grilled Cheese/copycat)

Step up your grilled cheese game with this Nacho grilled cheese copycat recipe. TasteDis
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Lunch, Snack
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • Leftover Chili works great, just about 1/2 cup should do
  • Sourdough Bread 2 slices
  • 2-3 Onces Fontina and Gouda cheese shredded
  • Pickled jalapeños 4-6 or as many as you desire
  • Cilantro just a pinch/torn
  • Tortilla strips as many as desired/ I used about 10
  • Mayo 2 Tbsp
  • Cast Iron Skillet and spatula

Method
 

  1. Prepare Chili the night before.
  2. Shred cheeses and put a thin layer on both slices of bread.
  3. Spoon a thin layer of chili over the cheese on one side of bread.
  4. Place a few jalapeños over the Chili layer.
  5. Place a layer of torn cilantro over the jalapeños.
  6. Layer a few tortilla strips, close Sandwich and place on preheated cast iron(medium high heat).
  7. Grill to a slight brown on each side then add a thin layer of mayo to each side a grill for a total of 4 flips.
  8. Check the inside to ensure cheese has melted, remove from skillet, slice in half,

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