Friday, September 16, 2011

Grilled Grilled Ham & Cheese

For some reason I wanted some grilled corn too...
Happy Friday!  It's been an extremely long day and I'm ready to kick my feet up and put in a Netflix movie.  And I might just be in a cruel enough mood to make Andy watch a chick flick with me.  Yes, the perks of domestic bliss.

I grew up eating grilled cheese, but never understood why it was called "grilled" cheese.  I mean, I only knew of it being cooked in a frying pan - never a grill.  Then I saw Nick from Macheesmo do this.  And I was instantly inspired to do the same! 

Ingredients:


Bread
Cheddar cheese
Spinach
Ham slices
Softened butter

There's not really much to this.  And you don't necessarily have to use the ingredients I did - it's just the sandwich I was feeling at the time.

Light a charcoal grill. 

Butter one side of two slices of bread.  Place one slice on the grill, butter-side down, over moderate heat and top with cheese, spinach, ham, and another slice of cheese.  Then top with remaining piece of bread, butter-side up. 

Grill for about 2-3 minutes, or until grill marks appear and side is golden brown.  Flip over and grill for an additional 2-3 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Slice in half and enjoy!


Seriously, this was awesome.  Even better than actual grilled cheese.  Don't believe me?  Try it out and let me know!

Have a great weekend guys!  I'm super pumped because we're getting a new couch!  Yeah, you know you're getting old when you can be excited about furniture! 

22 comments:

  1. Woot woot for grilled cheese! This is some serious eats here :-) Have a great weekend and enjoy your new couch!

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  2. Who doesn't love a good grilled cheese sandwich?! I like how you made this more interesting by adding the ham and spinach! And it is totally a Netflix kind of night in my house too!

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  3. Love grilled ham and cheese... good food.

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  4. How cool are you?! You GRILLED the grilled cheese...that's too cool for school! I absolutely LOVE IT! Thanks for that one!

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  5. I bet those bread slices were nice and crispy! Yum!

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  6. I would loves to have a big bite, yum yum

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  7. Is this an outdoor griller? Looks fun to cooking in the open :) One of my fave food...

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  8. good point on the grilled cheese,i cook on frying pan all the time,i don't eat ham but these look good,have a nice weekend :)
    Ridwn

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  9. Nice simple meal Peggy, fantastically grilled.

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  10. How funny that I would have never thought to make a "grilled" cheese sandwich on the "grill"! Great idea!

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  11. Grilled cheese! On a grill! Now that's just brilliant.

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  12. My family always called them 'toasted cheese sandwiches' - I ordered that once in a cafe when I was a kid - got a cheese sandwich on toast - bleh! Now yours look outrageous!

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  13. I like spinach in my sandwiches too. Your combination of ingredients sounds so tasty!

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  14. Heck ya! I'm always down with an excuse to fire up my grill :) This looks amazing! Love the spinach addition, so green and yummy!

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  15. Ahhhhh Netflix! ... and actual grilled grilled cheese! Sounds like the perfect night to me! :D

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  16. lovely presentation
    hope you had a lovely weekend
    regards Akheela
    torviewtoronto and createwithmom

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  17. I love that this is on a real grill! I can't believe I haven't tried that yet! Do I see a this for a lunch this week? Oooooh yeah.

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  18. Grilled cheese is one of my favorite comfort foods, but I never thought of why it wasn't grilled or grilled it myself either. Must try!

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  19. These BBQ sandwiches are absolutely delicious!

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  20. Very clever Peggy making you grilled cheese on the grill; love this.
    Rita

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  21. You always have the best cooking ideas and inspirations--DEFINITELY off to buy some Tofurkey ham slices--I have a package of vegan mozzarella just waited to be melted into a sandwich!

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