Ann Goncheroski
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Caprese Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Ooey, gooey, double grilled cheese -make sandwiches quickly with pizza dough!
Caprese Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 25 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 can (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Thin Crust Pizza Crust
- 1/2 cup tomato bruschetta with olive oil and basil, drained if necessary (from 8-oz jar)
- 1/4 cup mascarpone cheese
- 8 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 8 slices
- 1 tablespoon Crisco® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 teaspoon Watkins™ Basil Leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon Watkins™ Garlic Sea Salt
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Spray large cookie sheet with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Unroll dough on cookie sheet; press to form 16x11-inch rectangle. Bake 6 minutes.
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Step2Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix bruschetta and mascarpone cheese until well blended; set aside.
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Step3Heat griddle or 12-inch skillet over medium-low heat (325°F). With pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut pizza crust into 4 rows by 2 rows to make 8 (5 1/2x4-inch) rectangles.
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Step4To assemble sandwiches, spread 1 tablespoon bruschetta mixture to within 1/4 inch from edges on each pizza crust rectangle. Top 4 rectangles with 2 slices mozzarella cheese. Top with remaining pizza crust rectangles bruschetta mixture side down. Brush 1 1/2 teaspoons of the olive oil over tops of sandwiches; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of the basil and 1/4 teaspoon of the garlic salt.
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Step5Place sandwiches oil side down on hot griddle. Brush with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 teaspoon basil and remaining 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt. Cook uncovered 2 to 3 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown. Turn; cook 2 to 3 minutes longer or until bottoms are golden brown and sandwiches are heated through.
Nutrition
510
Calories
31g
Total Fat
19g
Protein
39g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 510
- Calories from Fat
- 280
- Total Fat
- 31g
- 47%
- Saturated Fat
- 15g
- 74%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 23%
- Sodium
- 760mg
- 32%
- Potassium
- 120mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 39g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 19g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 35%
- 35%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 2 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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