Grilled Cheesy Bacon & Chicken Sandwiches

• 4 slices American cheese
• 4 slices thick bacon, sliced and cooked
• 1 cup cooked chicken breast, and cut into strips
• 4 slices white bread, thick sliced (good quality)
• 2 tablespoons ranch dressing (optional)
• 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce (optional)
• butter (if cooking in a pan) or margarine (if cooking in a pan)

1. Cut cooked bacon slices in half.
2. Set aside.
3. Cut chicken in thin strips.
4. Set aside.
5. If using sauce and dressing spread 1 TBS of each on bread, making 2 slices with dressing and 2 slices with sauce.
6. Place one slice of cheese onto one slice of bread.
7. Top cheese with 4 pieces of bacon, 1/2 cup chicken and a second slice of cheese.
8. Top with remaining slice of bread.
9. Slowly place sandwiches on grill.
10. Gently press each sandwich with a spatula to hold ingredients together.
11. Grill sandwiches directly over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes on each side, turning them over when one side is golden or grill marks appear.
12. If cooking in a pan, butter top of sandwich and put down in pan.
13. Butter top side of sandwich.
14. Cook over medium high heat.
15. Carefully turn sandwich over with a spatula when bottom is browned and cook other side til browned.
16. Serve sandwiches with dressing and sauce to dip inches.

american cheese, bacon, chicken, white bread, ranch dressing, barbecue sauce, butter

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grilled-cheesy-bacon-chicken-sandwiches-177341 (may not work)