Carnitas, avocado, and cheese are layered between thick slices of bread and grilled with more cheese on the outside of the bread in this ultimate Tex-Mex grilled cheese.
Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
9 mins
Total Time
29 mins
Calories
1111 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Whisk sour cream, jalapeno peppers, 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, jalapeno pepper juice, garlic, and salt together in a bowl until smooth.
Step 2
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; add carnitas. Cook, without moving carnitas until crisp and browned on the bottom, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook until other side is browned and crisp, 2 to 3 minutes more.
Step 3
Mix pepperjack cheese and 1 cup Cheddar cheese together in a bowl.
Step 4
Lay 4 bread slices on a work surface; spread sour cream mixture onto each slice. Sprinkle cheese mixture over each bread slice and layer carnitas, avocado, cilantro, and more cheese mixture onto each bread slice. Top with another bread slice, making a sandwich. Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise onto the top bread slice of each sandwich and press 1 tablespoon Cheddar cheese onto mayonnaise layer.
Step 5
Heat a nonstick griddle or skillet over medium-low heat; add sandwiches, cheese-side down. While sandwiches are cooking, top each with a layer of mayonnaise and Cheddar cheese. Cook sandwich until golden brown and cheese is softly melted, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
Ingredients
⅓ cup sour cream
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 ½ cups shredded pepperjack cheese
¼ teaspoon sea salt
1 ½ cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, divided
1 large avocado - halved, pitted, and thinly sliced
