Bacon & Mushroom Loaded Grilled Cheese

🥘 Ingredients

• bacon
  6 strips
• black pepper
  1 tsp
• button mushrooms
  8 oz
• cheddar cheese
  4 oz
• cooking oil
  1 tbsp
• gouda cheese
  4 oz
• salt
  1 tsp
• sourdough bread
  4 slices

🍳 Cookware

• large pan

1. 

   1

   Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 425 F. Wash and dry all produce.
2. 

   2

   Meanwhile, heat a large pan over medium-high heat. Add bacon ; cook, turning occasionally and adjusting heat if browning too quickly, until crispy ⏱️ 6 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.

   bacon: 6 strips
3. 

   3

   While bacon cooks, thinly slice button mushrooms (skip if pre-sliced).

   button mushrooms: 8 oz
4. 

   4

   Heat pan with reserved bacon fat over medium-high heat (if pan seems dry, add a drizzle of cooking oil ). Add mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and slightly crispy ⏱️ 5 minutes . Season with salt and black pepper .

   cooking oil: 1 tbsp, salt: 1 tsp, black pepper: 1 tsp
5. 

   5

   Arrange sourdough bread on a clean work surface. Evenly layer half the sourdough slices with gouda cheese , bacon, mushrooms, and cheddar cheese . Top with remaining sourdough slices to form sandwiches.

   sourdough bread: 4 slices, gouda cheese: 4 oz, cheddar cheese: 4 oz
6. 

   6

   Halve sandwiches on a diagonal.