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Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

February 26, 2013 by Alea 6 Comments

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pizza grilled cheese sandwiches

Growing up my mom often made tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. And I’ll be honest, it wasn’t one of my favorite meals. But when I saw Erin’s Carmelized Onion Grilled Cheese, I thought, “Now that’s a grilled cheese sandwich!” Her adaptation made me start thinking of ways I could alter traditional grilled cheese sandwiches to make them more appealing to my children. (and me!)

Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

You need pizza sauce and cheese, but all of the other ingredients are optional. Use your favorite pizza toppings as the filling. I used Sargento’s Natural Blend Cheddar and Mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, onions, and peppers.

Pizza Grilled Cheese

Instead of brushing the bread with butter or oil, I brush the skillet with olive oil. That is enough to keep the bread from sticking and produces a crunchy bread.

pizza sandwich

The Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwiches were hugely popular with my kids. One of my kids actually liked the pizza grilled cheese better than pizza.

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Alea's Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

All the delicious pizza flavors and toppings, between toasty bread!
Prep Time5 minutes minutes
Cook Time10 minutes minutes
Servings - 4 servings

Ingredients 

  • 8 slices of bread
  • 1/2 cup pizza sauce (easy Pizza Sauce recipe)
  • 8 slices of cheese
  • 32 pepperoni (optional)
  • diced onion (optional)
  • diced bell pepper (optional)
  • sliced mushrooms (optional)

Instructions

  • Brush frying pan with olive oil.
  • Spoon pizza sauce onto 2 slices of bread.
  • Place cheese on top of one of the pieces of bread.
  • Top the cheese with pepperonis and veggies of choice. Add more pepperoni on top of the veggies if you wish.
  • Place another slice of cheese on top of the veggies and pepperoni.
  • Top with the other piece of bread and place on the skillet. (Repeat until you have assembled all of your sandwiches).
  • Fry over a medium heat until the bread is brown and the cheese starts to melt. Flip and cook on the remaining side until the bread is brown.
  • Serve while still warm.

Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

Article by Alea

Alea Milham shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home at Premeditated Leftovers. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less. Alea can be found on Twitter and Facebook.
Alea has written 52 great articles for us.
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Comments

  1. Swathi says

    February 27, 2013 at 12:06 am

    Delicious grilled sandwich Alea,I make with potato filling.

    Reply
    • Alea says

      February 27, 2013 at 12:24 am

      I bet that would taste like a pierogi. I am going to try that Swathi!

      Reply
  2. Mama Owl says

    February 27, 2013 at 9:18 am

    Grilled cheese and tomato soup are one of our favorite “quick fix” meals!!!!!!!! We have done grilled ham and cheese before, but never pizza! That’s sounds yummy! It is cold and snowy here, so maybe this weekend would be a good time to try this! MMMMMMM!!!!!

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