Food and Recipes Dish Sandwich Gourmet Grilled Cheese with Bacon Be the first to rate & review! This is the ultimate grilled cheese. Three types of cheeses and bacon come together to make the best grilled cheese sandwich ever. Perfectly golden and crisp exterior, gooey bacon-studded interior. Definitely indulgent on its own and only needs a simple soup or salad pairing. We like our Roasted Tomato Soup best for those cold winter nights. We cut our sandwiches into sticks for easy dipping. A high-quality white sandwich bread is perfect for these; the flavor of sourdough or wheat would overpower the cheeses. By Marian Cooper Cairns Marian Cooper Cairns Marian Cooper Cairns is a food stylist and recipe developer based in Los Angeles with 20 years of experience in the food industry. Originally from Alabama, she still sports a southern accent and is known for making really bad food puns on social media and can make you a darn great buttermilk biscuit, just ask. When she is not poking at food with tweezers she loves to talk all things Pimento Chz Club, her small batch pimento cheese company. Her passion for food styling and recipe development serves clients for ad campaigns, product packaging, cookbooks, and commercials. Clients include Jack in the Box, Whole Foods, Target, Walmart, Sams Club, Damn Delicious, Southern Living, Food and Wine, and Good Catch Foods, and Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute to name a few. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on December 18, 2018 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Callie Nash Active Time: 30 mins Total Time: 30 mins Yield: 6 serves Ingredients 6 bacon slices 6 ounces extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded (about 1 1/2 cups) 6 ounces smoked Gouda cheese, shredded (about 1 1/2 cups) 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 1/2 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated on smallest holes of a box grater (about 1/3 cup) 12 (3/4-in.-thick) square-shaped white bread slices Directions Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 8 minutes. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels; let cool completely, about 5 minutes. Discard drippings from skillet; wipe skillet clean. Finely chop cooled bacon. Toss together chopped bacon, Cheddar cheese, Gouda cheese, and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir together mayonnaise and Parmesan cheese in a small bowl. Spread mayonnaise mixture evenly on 1 side of bread slices. Arrange 6 of the bread slices, mayonnaise sides down, on a cutting board; top evenly with bacon-Cheddar mixture (1/2 packed cup per slice). Top with remaining 6 bread slices, mayonnaise sides up. Return skillet to heat over medium-low. Add 2 assembled sandwiches to skillet; cook, partially covered, until bread is browned on both sides and cheese is melted, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board. Repeat process with remaining 4 sandwiches. Cut each sandwich into 4 triangles or long sticks, and serve warm. Rate it Print