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One-in-a-Million Grilled Summer Sandwich

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Jun 2, 2011
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Here’s a twist on a BLT made on the grill, a fabulous fun summer recipe we created with the help of our fans to celebrate 1 million people “liking” Pillsbury on Facebook!

One-in-a-Million Grilled Summer Sandwich

  • Prep Time 35 min
  • Total 35 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 4
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Ingredients

  • 1 can (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Thin Crust Pizza Crust
  • Cooking spray
  • 1/3 cup basil pesto
  • 8 slices (1 oz each) Muenster or provolone cheese, each cut in half
  • 12 slices bacon, crisply cooked
  • 2 to 3 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced
  • Fresh basil leaves, cut into strips, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat gas or charcoal grill. Cut 18x12-inch sheet of heavy-duty foil; place on large cookie sheet. Spray foil with cooking spray. Unroll dough onto sprayed foil. Starting at center, press out dough into 14x10-inch rectangle. Spray dough with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    Invert dough rectangle directly onto grill rack; peel off foil and return foil to cookie sheet, sprayed side up. Cook uncovered over medium-low heat 2 to 4 minutes or until bottom is golden brown. (Watch carefully to prevent burning.) With wide metal pancake turner, turn crust over. Cook 1 to 2 minutes longer or until bottom is set but not brown. Carefully remove from grill; place browned side up on foil. Close grill.
  • Step 
    3
    Top crust evenly with pesto and cheese. Return to grill; cover grill and cook 2 to 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Remove from grill; cut into quarters. Top each quarter with bacon, tomato and basil.

Nutrition

680 Calories
43g Total Fat
31g Protein
42g Total Carbohydrate
8g Sugars

Tips from the

Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Use precooked bacon and make this sandwich even faster.
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