There’s a reason many New Englanders put cheddar on their apple pie. It’s because sharp cheddar cheese and sweet apples is a downright delectable flavor combination. Add some salty, smoky bacon and sandwich it all between two slices of buttery grilled bread, and you’ve got quite the swoon-worthy sandwich in your hands.
This Cheddar Apple Bacon Grilled Cheese sandwich is super fast and easy to make and perfect comfort food for just over 300 calories! I used a grill pan skillet to get the pretty grill marks on my sandwich, but a flat skillet will work perfectly well. If you want to bulk the sandwich up even further and you’ve got extra points or some calories to spare, you can even add some sliced deli turkey and make this a turkey melt! To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
Sharp cheddar cheese and sweet apples with salty, smoky bacon sandwiched between two slices of buttery grilled bread!
Yield: 2sandwiches
Ingredients
2tablespoonslight butter, I used Land O’ Lakes Light Butter Spread with Canola Oil
4sliceslight wheat bread, I used Pepperidge Farm Light Style Wheat
2ozsharp cheddar cheese, sliced thin or shredded (I used Cabot Seriously Sharp)
½medium apple, sliced thin
4slicescenter cut bacon, cooked crisp
Instructions
Butter one side of each piece of bread with ½ tablespoon of butter each. Place two slices butter side down on a skillet. Spread the cheddar cheese over the surface of the bread (I like to reserve a little to sprinkle on top of the sandwich filling before placing the top bread on – it helps the sandwich hold together when cooked). Top with the apple slices and cris-cross the bacon over top. Place the reserved slices of bread, butter side up, on top of each sandwich.
Bring the skillet over medium heat and cook for about 3 minutes until golden on the bottom. Flip the sandwiches (carefully!) and cook for another 2-3 minutes until golden on both sides.
Notes
To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!Nutrition Information:305 calories, 23 g carbs, 6 g sugars, 17 g fat, 10 g saturated fat, 16 g protein, 5 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (1 sandwich) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 11 SmartPoints/ Blue: 11 SmartPoints/ Purple: 11 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 8 per sandwich (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)