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Home » Sandwich Ideas » Rosemary Bacon Tomato Grilled Cheese

Rosemary Bacon Tomato Grilled Cheese

Published: Apr 19, 2012 · Modified: Oct 19, 2024 by Arlene Mobley · This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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This Rosemary Bacon Tomato Grilled Cheese sandwich is delicious and a perfect way to celebrate National Grilled Cheese Day!

Nothing says comfort food to me like a grilled cheese sandwich and a piping hot bowl of tomato soup.

Rosemary Bacon Tomato Grilled Cheese Sandwich stacked on a yellow plate served with tomato soup

My mom made this for my siblings and me when I was a child and we lived in New York.

I’m sure she made it all year long but I remember eating it the most in the freezing winter.

Coming in from playing out in the snow, my fingers, toes, and nose feeling like they were about to fall off nothing warmed me up as well as mom’s grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup for lunch.

Grilled cheese sandwiches have come a long way from when I was a kid, back then a couple of slices of white bread and some cheese were good enough.

These days a grilled cheese sandwich can include so much more.

Rosemary Grilled Cheese Sandwich

I have to tell you this was a first for me.

I love using herbs in my cooking but never before have I used herbs on a grilled cheese sandwich. After eating it I have to ask myself what was I thinking not experimenting before now!

Rosemary is the star of this show. I swear I heard trumpets playing when I tasted my first bite.

Just kidding but after that first bite, I couldn’t stop until the entire sandwich was gone.

The golden crispy bread and savory rosemary butter tasted like my sandwich was made with a slice of artisan bread.

Print the Rosemary Bacon Tomato Grilled Cheese recipe below.

 

Rosemary Bacon Tomato Grilled Cheese Sandwich on a plate.

Rosemary Bacon Tomato Grilled Cheese Recipe

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
Use your fresh garden tomatoes and rosemary to make this buttery grilled cheese sandwich. Sliced tomato, crispy bacon and cheese are layered between slices of bread that have been buttered with rosemary butter until golden brown. Perfect served with a bowl of tomato soup.
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Prep Time 8 minutes mins
Cook Time 8 minutes mins
Total Time 16 minutes mins
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 1 Servings
Calories 448 kcal

Ingredients  

For Rosemary Butter:

  • 1 teaspoon finely minced fresh rosemary
  • 4 tablespoons butter (softened)

For one sandwich

  • 2 slices White Bread
  • 2 slices American Cheese or your favorite cheese
  • 3 slices fried bacon
  • 2 slices fresh tomato
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Instructions 

Prep

  • Mince the fresh rosemary.
  • Stir the minced rosemary into the softened butter and set aside while making the bacon.
  • Fry the bacon in a skillet and drain on a paper towel.
  • Slice your tomato and drain on a paper towel.

How To Assemble and grill the sandwich:

  • Place one piece of cheese on the bottom piece of bread. Break the three slices of bacon in half and arrange 3 of the half slices on top of the cheese. Layer the two slices of tomato on top of the bacon.
  • Arrange the remaining three halves of bacon on top of the tomato and layer the last piece of cheese on top of the bacon. Cover with the second slice of white bread. Do not smash your stack down.
  • Heat a skillet on medium-high heat.
  • Butter the top piece of bread with as much herbed butter as you need to cover the piece of bread completely. Lightly butter the edges of the bread.
  • Place a small dollop of the herbed butter into the skillet. Once it begins to sputter your skillet is hot enough.
  • Carefully flip the sandwich over into the pan and butter the other side of the bread.
  • Allow to cook until the bottom piece of bread is golden brown.
  • Flip over and cook the other side until golden brown and your cheese is melted. You can apply a little bit of pressure at this point to the top piece of bread so the cheese melts into the bacon.
  • Remove the grilled sandwich from pan when done.
  • Slice in half and enjoy with a bowl of tomato soup if you like.
  • Serve with a bowl of tomato soup.
  • One sandwich.

Recipe Expert Tips

  • Make the herbed butter before you start cooking your bacon and set aside.
  • Serve with creamy tomato soup or a favorite soup.

Nutrition

Serving: 1SandwichCalories: 448kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 23gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 1425mgPotassium: 444mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 958IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 647mgIron: 2mg
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Comments

  1. Barb Hokanson

    May 20, 2012 at 2:26 pm

    Great with Cheddar Horseradish Cheese.

    Reply
    • Flour On My Face

      May 20, 2012 at 4:38 pm

      Barb so funny you should mention Cheddar Horseradish cheese. I was just talking about how I used to buy it all the time and wondered if my grocery store still carried it. You are so right this would taste awesome made with it!

      Reply
  2. teresa faidley

    May 02, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    Looks yummy What a great idea Love to have Grilled Cheese and Tomato soup will be trying this soon.

    Reply
  3. Rose Powell

    May 02, 2012 at 1:13 pm

    This sounds absolutely delicious and different. I like that... Taking an original and upstaging it a bit! Yay for Rosemary Butter, would have NEVER thought of that!

    Reply
    • Flour On My Face

      May 02, 2012 at 1:49 pm

      Rose it tastes so good! You have to try it. Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  4. Annie Oakley's Kitchen

    April 25, 2012 at 8:16 am

    Rosemary butter....what a great idea! We often have grilled cheese and tomato soup on lazy Sundays. This would be a great one to change things up a bit!

    Reply
    • Flour On My Face

      April 25, 2012 at 2:40 pm

      Annie

      It is so good you have got to try it!

      Reply
  5. Carol

    April 23, 2012 at 11:27 am

    This recipe sounds like what I make with ham instead of bacon. Love your way of making it special with herbed butter!

    Reply
  6. Paula Landua

    April 22, 2012 at 8:06 pm

    Just got this on my face book, I love gilled cheese sandwiches and I love Rosemary...and have my own Rosemary bush in the yard, Never thought about using on a grilled cheese. Trying it tomorrow. Sounds yummy.

    Reply
  7. Carrie @ Bakeaholic Mama

    April 22, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    I want a grilled cheese SOOOO bad now.

    Reply
  8. Gabrielle

    April 21, 2012 at 1:18 am

    Oh my gosh yum. I love grilled cheese and I love bacon and I love rosemary. Definitely trying this on Monday.

    Reply
  9. Jo-Lynne {Musings of a Housewife}

    April 20, 2012 at 8:42 am

    I know what I'M having for lunch today!!!!! YUM.

    Reply
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