Grilled cheese with kale and pickled peppers
7
Points®
Total time: 15 min • Prep: 7 min • Cook: 8 min • Serves: 1 • Difficulty: Easy
Give your basic grilled cheese a flavorful upgrade with tender kale, lightly spicy cherry peppers, and grainy mustard.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
2 spray(s)
Kale
2 cup(s)
Hot cherry peppers
2 Tbsp
Whole wheat bread
2 slice(s)
Whole-grain mustard
2 tsp
Reduced fat American cheese
2 slice(s)
Instructions
1
Place kale in a small microwave safe bowl and sprinkle with ¼ tsp water. Cover with plastic wrap and poke holes on top to vent. Cook kale for 3 to 3 ½ minutes or until wilted. Remove plastic wrap and press kale with a paper towel or clean kitchen towel to remove any remaining water. Stir in chopped cherry pepper.
2
Spread grainy mustard on one slice of bread, layer with kale mixture and cheese. Top with remaining slice of bread.
3
Coat a small nonstick pan with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Cook the sandwich for 2-3 minutes per side or until the bread is toasted and cheese is melted.
4
Serving size: 1 sandwich
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