When it comes to deliciousness my sweet sausage grilled cheese sandwich is sure to please!
I’ve been on a grilled cheese kick lately, stuffing those ooey gooey sammies with whatever I happen to have on hand. I really think that’s how you need to go about making Grilled Cheese Sandwiches these days, get creative and come up with some delicious combinations.
Sweet sausage is one of those items you almost always find in my freezer. I love adding it to dishes and also just grilling it for sandwiches.
Add in my favorite American cheese and we’ve got a sandwich happening. I know it doesn’t taste any different than the white variety, and its just the added coloring that makes it that lovely shade of orange-yellow goodness….sigh I know its all psychological, but that melty mass of gooeyness tastes better because of it.
After all, We Eat with our Eyes.
I know it’s crazy to get so worked up over a simple sandwich, but when you think about these wonderful toasted sandwiches, you have to agree that they are comfort food. Most of us have childhood memories that include grilled cheese sandwiches, and how they made us feel when we ate them. Happy memories make for happy meals and I still enjoy a bowl of creamy tomato soup when I make the standard no-frills grilled cheese. And you know you gotta dunk that sandwich into the soup when you do have those two together.
Since I rarely make tomato soup at home and have serious qualms about opening that can of soup that we all grew up on, I’ve decided that making what I like to call my Enhanced Grilled Cheese Sandwiches will more than make up for not having soup.
If you’re a sandwich lover you’re going to love these recipes:
- Italian Grilled Cheese Sandwich
- Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich
- Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich
- Philly Style Roast Pork Sandwich
Sweet Sausage Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Ingredients
- 4 slices of sourdough bread thickly sliced from a wide loaf.
- 4 ounces yellow American cheese
- 4 ounces sweet Italian sausage
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
Instructions
- Split 4 links of sweet sausage, remove the skin and grill on both sides until completely cooked, then set aside. ( do not overcook the sausage)
- Begin building your sandwiches by placing four slices of sourdough bread on the counter Cover each slice of bread with a total of 4 cheese slices on each slice of bread. ( 2 to cover the bread, and two deep)
- Place two of the split links of grilled sweet sausage on one of the slices of the prepared slices of sourdough, then repeat making one more topped slice.
- Top the two finished sandwiches halves, with the other piece of sourdough that you have cheese already on, with the cheese facing the sausage (You should have a total of 8 slices of cheese on each sandwich, 4 on the bottom and 4 on the top)
- Melt the butter in a small pan over low heat, then using a pastry brush, brush one side of each of the sandwiches liberally with the melted butter
- Heat your pan on the stove top until it is hot enough to toast the bread.
- Place the buttered side down on the pan.
- Turn heat down to medium, and cover the sandwich with a pot lid to keep the heat in and help the cheese to melt. After about 3-4 minutes check the bread on the pan to see how the color is. It should be toasted a dark golden brown.
- Brush butter on the side that is up, then turn it over to repeat the process of toasting the bread. (Use the pot lid again to help melt the cheese) After 3-4 minutes check that side, to see how the color is.
- If the cheese is not fully melted, turn the heat down to low and keep the lid covering the sandwich until the cheese has melted. Just be careful not to burn the bread.
- Place sandwich on plate, cut in half, serve and enjoy! –
Laura @ The Rookie Cook
This looks delicious! And I am totally with you on the American cheese. There’s nothing quite like it for a grilled cheese sandwich, is there? 🙂
Chef Dennis Littley
Thanks Laura, it is truly comfort food!
Kim Beaulieu
This looks seriously scrumptious to me. I love sausage so this is right up my alley.