Grilled Cheese Guacamole and Bacon Bruschetta - Recipe Girl (2024)

I brought my 29 years of San Diego living Mexican food influence into this appetizer for Grilled Cheese Guacamole and Bacon Bruschetta. It’s a good one for snacking and for Game Day too!

These are little melted cheese toasts topped with a simple homemade guacamole and crispy bacon. There aren’t a whole lot of things that are better than that. It’s comfort food to the max!

Ingredients needed:

How to make Grilled Cheese Guacamole and Bacon Bruschetta:

*The complete, printable recipe is in the recipe card at the end of this post.

1. Prepare the easy guacamole: Cut avocados in half and scoop out the avocado into a medium bowl. Mash the avocado with a fork. Stir in sour cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper, cayenne and a squeeze of lime juice.
2. Make the grilled cheese toasts: Preheat oven to broil and set rack in the middle of the oven. Place baguette slices on a baking sheet. Spread each slice lightly with butter (I use spreadable tub butter), and sprinkle with garlic salt. Broil the bread slices 1 to 2 minutes, just until beginning to crisp. Top the bread slices with shredded cheddar. Broil again until the cheese is melted and toasts are browned lightly on the edges (1 to 2 minutes). Remove from the oven.
3. Assemble the bruschetta:Place the grilled cheese toasts on a platter. Spread each toast with a generous smudge of guacamole, a few bacon pieces and tomatoes, and a garnish of cilantro or Italian parsley. Serve immediately with lime wedges added to the platter for optional squeezing.

What’s the best type of bacon to use?

I always buy center-cut bacon, but to find center-cut bacon that was of the Applewood Smoked variety is even more exciting. It’s infinitely better than the regular stuff. Center-cut bacon doesn’t have as much fat on it, and you’ll get a nice, meatier piece of bacon to use on your appetizers. Fry it up until it’s crispy, then chop it into little chunks.

Totally optional here, but you can garnish them with a little leaf of cilantro or Italian parsley, if you’d like.

Add a few lime wedges on your platter for those who might like a squeeze, and serve to your hungry party guests. This one is pretty much guaranteed to be a favorite for Game Day- for both avocado and bacon lovers alike. My family of taste testers happily gobble these up in no time!

Favorite Game Day Appetizer Recipes:

• Buffalo Celery Sticks
• Honey Glazed Chicken Wings
• Potato Skins
• Chili Cheese Dip
• Easy Pigs in a Blanket