Chicken Bacon Ranch Grilled Cheese Sandwich

It's time for the Crazy Cooking Challenge again.  This month the challenge was to make a grilled cheese sandwich.  When I saw the challenge, I thought I might not participate because I don't like sandwiches with just cheese on them.  However, I then saw that the only requirements were that it be a cooked sandwich and that it contain cheese. Anything else was fair game.

I love anything with bacon, chicken and ranch, like Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza and Chicken Bacon Ranch Nachos.  I thought it would be great to make a Chicken Bacon Ranch sandwich that was made on the grill.  I found a recipe for a Bacon and Ranch Grilled Cheese Sandwich on the blog Neathering our Fest.  I changed the recipe a little and added the chicken.  

The sandwich was huge, and my husband and I only ate half of it. It was so good and I think may have been one of the best sandwiches that I ever had. We were so happy that we would have leftovers.  Brian wrapped the sandwiches in foil and I thought that he was putting them in the fridge.  He thought I was putting them away, and we got distracted by putting our son to bed.  

When we got back downstairs, I realized the sandwiches weren't put away.  We had left them in the middle of the table.  I then noticed that there was foil on the floor.  I knew there was only one culprit, our dog Homer.  Homer sat nearby with his tail wagging looking for more.  Unfortunately Homer somehow got up to the middle of the table and grabbed one of the sandwiches.  

These sandwiches were so great.  They were made with delicious sourdough bread, three crispy pieces of bacon, cheddar, cheese, chicken strips, and ranch dressing.  The sandwich was very scrumptious.  I like that it was grilled.  This was one of the best sandwiches that my husband and I have had and we both loved that it created leftovers.  Homer loved it too!

Other Crazy Cooking Challenge recipes:

  *  December: Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

   *  January: Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

   *  February: Chocolate Cake with Strawberry Mousse Filling 

   *  March: Baked Spaghetti

   *  April:  Single Serving Blueberry Muffin

Chicken Bacon Ranch Grilled Cheese Sandwich

{Recipe adapted from Neathering our Fest}

(Recipe for one sandwich)

Sourdough bread (2 slices)

1 3/4 cup precooked chicken strips

3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

2 tablespoons ranch dressing

3 slices bacon

1.  Cook the bacon on the stove in a medium sized skillet over medium heat.  Once cooked, drain the bacon and set aside.

2.  Brush both slices of the sourdough bread with butter. To assemble the sandwich, spread 1 tablespoon of ranch dressing on the inside of both slices of the bread.  Place the chicken on top of the ranch dressing.  Then place 1/2 cup cheddar cheese on top of the chicken.  Place the bacon on top of the cheese, then put the rest of the cheese (1/4 cup) on top of the bacon. Then close the sandwich.  Place the sandwich on the preheated grill over medium heat.

3.  Cook on the grill with the cover down, flipping once the first side is browned.  Cook until the cheese is melted.  Cut in half to serve.

*Alyssa*

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