Mozzarella Stick Blt

• 8 thick-cut bacon
• 4 teaspoons mayonnaise, or to taste
• 4 torta rolls
• 4 teaspoons pesto, or to taste
• 12 frozen mozzarella sticks (such as FarmRichTM)
• 8 iceberg lettuce leaves, or to taste
• 2 tomatoes, sliced
• salt and ground black pepper to taste (optional)
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, or as needed

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Lay bacon strips flat in a single layer on the baking sheet.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until browned and crisp, about 20 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Increase oven heat to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
4. Slice torta rolls in half; spread one side of each roll with 1 teaspoon mayonnaise and the other with 1 teaspoon pesto.
5. Arrange mozzarella sticks in a single layer on a baking sheet.
6. Bake mozzarella sticks in the hot oven until golden brown, 10 to 11 minutes.
7. Divide mozzarella sticks over the bottom halves of the rolls; top with lettuce, bacon, and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with the tops of the rolls. Brush oil over sandwiches; grill in a panini press until crisped and hot, 4 to 5 minutes.

bacon, mayonnaise, rolls, pesto, mozzarella, tomatoes, salt, vegetable oil

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/260780/mozzarella-stick-blt/ (may not work)