Bacon & Jam Sandwiches

Name: Bacon & Jam Sandwiches
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 8 slices whole-grain bread; 1/3 cup apricot jam (or strawberry jam if you prefer it sweeter); 12 strips applewood-smoked bacon (cooked); 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened); 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan

10 MINPrep Time

5 MINCook Time

6Servings

by Giada De Laurentiis

Beginner

Photo Credit: Elizabeth Newman

I gave the classic PB&J a serious makeover with bacon & parmesan - a perfectly salt-sweet treat!

Bacon & Jam Sandwiches

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

5 minutes

Ingredients

8 slices whole-grain bread
1/3 cup apricot jam (or strawberry jam if you prefer it sweeter)
12 strips applewood-smoked bacon (cooked)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan

Instructions

This recipe originally appeared on Giada Entertains. Episode: Jade's Painting Party.
Special equipment: a panini press
Preheat a panini press.
Spread the bread slices with the jam, all way to the edges. Lay 3 strips of bacon on 4 of the bread slices, breaking the strips as needed to fit the bread. Top with the remaining bread slices, jam-side down. Butter both sides of the sandwiches and sprinkle with the Parmesan.
Place the sandwiches on the panini press and cook until golden brown and the cheese is crispy, 2 to 3 minutes. Cut the sandwiches into 4 triangles and serve.