‘Brown Sugar Bacon & Chicken’ Grilled Cheese Panini

Anytime we grill chicken we always make extra for the next night. These ‘Brown Sugar Bacon & Chicken’ Grilled Cheese Paninis are one of our absolute favorite ways to use up leftover grilled chicken. They are a bit time consuming for a sandwich but oh my goodness are they worth it. The brown sugar bacon is what MAKES this sandwich. Enjoy!!!

Brown Sugar Bacon:

Ingredients

10 slices regular bacon (not thick cut)

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 tsp chili powder

Directions:

Combine brown sugar and chili powder in a bowl and set aside. Place aluminum foil on a cookie sheet and spray with Pam. Line the bacon up, spread an even distance apart. Using the back of a spoon, rub an even amount of the brown sugar/chili mixture over the bacon. Place bacon in a cold oven, then turn the temperature to 400 degrees and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Using a fork, carefully flip bacon on its other side. Cook for 7-10 more minutes, depending on how thick your bacon is, I keep checking mine every minute after the 5 minute mark. Remove from oven and drain grease on a paper towel. That makes this low fat. Just Kidding. 😉

Brown Sugar Bacon & Chicken Grilled Cheese Paninis
Ingredients:
Sliced Sourdough Bread
Ranch Dressing
Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sliced
Leftover Grilled Chicken
Brown Sugar Bacon (recipe above)
Swiss Cheese Slices
Honey Mustard
Directions

Slather one side of Sourdough bread with ranch dressing. Top the ranch with Cheddar Cheese (The Glue), then the chicken, and brown sugar bacon. Next comes the Swiss cheese slices (The other glue). Lastly, spread some honey mustard on the other slice of sourdough bread. Put the lid on it, and Grill! I use my indoor grill for these. You can use a George Foreman or any other type of panini press or even a large pan with a heavy plate on top.