Chipotle Grilled Cheese with Shiitake Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
• 6  Large Shiitake Mushrooms, Sliced
• 2 Tablespoons Cream Cheese, Softened
• 2  Chipotle Peppers In Adobo Sauce, Chopped
• 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• 2 Tablespoons Chopped Cilantro
• 2 Tablespoons Butter, Softened
• 4 slices Bread

Preparation Instructions

In a pan over medium high heat, add the oil and allow to get hot but not smoking. Add the sliced mushrooms and sautee until dark and cooked through, remove from heat.

In a bowl, add the softened cream cheese and the chipotle peppers, stir until well combined. Add the cheddar cheese, mushrooms and cilantro and stir until combined.

Butter one side of each slice of bread. Return the pan used to cook the mushrooms to medium high heat and add 1 slice of bread, butter side down to the pan. Carefully slather half of the chiptole cheese mixture onto the bread that is in the pan and top with another slice, butter side up. Repeat for the additional slices of bread. Cook on each side until browned, about 4 minutes per side.

Remove from pan, slice and serve with a cold beer.