Cookbook Chronicles: Breakfast Grilled Cheese

Cookbook Chronicles is an on-going series at The Bookery. Over the course of the next year, we'll delve into The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond’s, cookbook, Super Easy! trying one recipe per month.

The recipe: Breakfast Grilled Cheese

The cookbook: Super Easy! by Ree Drummond

The details: Truth be told, breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. Hot coffee and delicious foods? What’s not to like?! So when I was looking through Super Easy! for this month’s Cookbook Chronicles, I was more than a little intrigued (and excited) to try out the Breakfast Grilled Cheese recipe.

When I started reading through the recipe, I thought, “Oh! This is for more than one sandwich.” Then, I realized it wasn’t and this sandwich was going to be HUGE. It’s basically two slices of bread spread with mayo and dijon mustard and topped with fried ham, cheese, onions and tomato. Then it’s all grilled in butter in a skillet. Once again, I ask, what’s not to like?

The adjustments: As I mentioned, I originally thought the list of ingredients were for several sandwiches—until I realized only two slices of bread were mentioned. I did use a little less ham than the recipe called for, seeing as I’m not a huge ham fan. (I think you could sub in bacon here if you preferred.) I also am not the world’s biggest Swiss cheese fan, so I used provolone, mostly because I had it on hand and needed to use it up.

The verdict: Oh, my word! I took my first bite, and this was SO GOOD! But it’s a pretty big sandwich, so I’d suggest splitting it with someone and enjoying some nice fresh fruit as a side rather than trying to eat the whole sandwich, unless you’re starving. It also takes a bit of time to assemble and grill, so it’s not a quick weekday breakfast, at least in my life. But it’s definitely a recipe I’ll make again, possibly subbing in bacon!

Up next: Cheesy Tomato Soup

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