Bacon, Lettuce and Fried Green Tomato Sandwiches

Bacon, Lettuce and Fried Green Tomato Sandwiches is a dairy free main course. This recipe serves 4 and costs $1.43 per serving. One serving contains 720 calories, 21g of protein, and 43g of fat. 300 people have made this recipe and would make it again. Plenty of people really liked this Southern dish. A mixture of flour, ground pepper, cooked bacon, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is brought to you by Framed Cooks. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns an awesome spoonacular score of 90%. Try Open-Faced Bacon, Lettuce, and Fried Green Tomato Sandwiches, Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato and Fried Egg Sandwiches, and Saturdays with Rachael Ray – Bacon, Lettuce and Fried Green Tomato Sliders for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

8 slices bread (toasted...or not!)

1/2 cup canola oil

8 slices bacon, cut in half and cooked to your liking

3 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup flour

1 pound green tomatoes, sliced 1/2 inch thick

Fresh ground pepper

Kosher salt

Lettuce

Mayonnaise

1/2 cup yellow cornmeal

Equipment:

bowl

frying pan

paper towels

Cooking instruction summary:

1. Place the flour, cornmeal and eggs in separate bowls. Dip the tomatoes first in the flour, then the eggs, then the cornmeal, pressing gently to help the cornmeal adhere.2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Working in batches, cook the tomatoes until golden brown, 1-2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towel lined sheet and season with salt.3. Assemble the sandwiches as follows: Bread, spread with mayo, grind some pepper on the mayo, then lettuce, fried tomato or two, 4 bacon halves, spread the second piece of bread with mayo and place it on top. Enjoy immediately while the tomatoes are warm!

 

Step by step:


1. Place the flour, cornmeal and eggs in separate bowls. Dip the tomatoes first in the flour, then the eggs, then the cornmeal, pressing gently to help the cornmeal adhere.

2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Working in batches, cook the tomatoes until golden brown, 1-2 minutes per side.

3. Drain on paper towel lined sheet and season with salt.

4. Assemble the sandwiches as follows: Bread, spread with mayo, grind some pepper on the mayo, then lettuce, fried tomato or two, 4 bacon halves, spread the second piece of bread with mayo and place it on top. Enjoy immediately while the tomatoes are warm!


Nutrition Information:

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720k Calories
21g Protein
43g Total Fat
63g Carbs
24% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
720k
36%

Fat
43g
67%

  Saturated Fat
6g
39%

Carbohydrates
63g
21%

  Sugar
10g
11%

Cholesterol
140mg
47%

Sodium
856mg
37%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
21g
42%

Vitamin K
62µg
60%

Selenium
41µg
59%

Manganese
1mg
58%

Vitamin B1
0.66mg
44%

Vitamin E
6mg
41%

Vitamin B3
7mg
36%

Vitamin C
29mg
35%

Folate
134µg
34%

Phosphorus
322mg
32%

Vitamin B2
0.5mg
30%

Fiber
6g
28%

Iron
4mg
28%

Vitamin A
1363IU
27%

Vitamin B6
0.46mg
23%

Vitamin B5
1mg
20%

Magnesium
77mg
19%

Potassium
667mg
19%

Zinc
2mg
17%

Copper
0.33mg
16%

Calcium
132mg
13%

Vitamin B12
0.49µg
8%

Vitamin D
0.73µg
5%

covered percent of daily need
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