Pizza Grilled Cheese
This Pizza Grilled Cheese is exploding with flavor as it combines a classic grilled cheese with layers of pepperoni and cheesy goodness and a garlic butter outside.
Servings: 4 sandwiches
Calories: 565kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter very soft
- 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
For assembly:
- 8 slices white bread
- 12 slices mozzarella cheese
- 6 ounces pepperoni
- Warm pizza sauce for dipping
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, place the butter, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning and mix it together until all is combined and smooth.
- Spread the butter mixture over one side of the bread slices evenly. Then lay the pieces of bread butter side up onto a sheet tray until you're ready to use them.
- Over medium-low heat, in a skillet, place a piece of bread butter side down into the skillet. Then place a slice of mozzarella on top of the bread. Then, add 6 pepperoni slices, followed by another slice of mozzarella cheese, 6 more pepperonis, and a final slice of mozzarella cheese.
- Place the top piece of bread on, butter side up. You may end up with leftover pepperoni.
- Place a lid on the skillet to help melt the cheese, and cook until the bottom of the bottom piece of bread is a golden brown, typically takes about 3-5 minutes. Carefully flip the sandwich over using a spatula. Place the lid back on again and continue to cook the other side, until it's golden brown on the bottom and the cheese is melted in the center. Repeat with the remaining sandwiches.
- Serve immediately with warm pizza sauce for dipping and enjoy.
Notes
- Its best to cook these in batches to not overcrowd your pan.
- To keep them crispy, I suggest placing the finished sandwiches on a wire rack sitting on top of a sheet tray so they don’t collect steam on the bottom and create a soggy sandwich.
- You can add in other ingredients to make an epic sandwich, see some of my suggestions above.
- These can easily be doubled.
- Feel free to swap out the bread, see above for some substitutions.
- Other cheese can be used, just use your favorite. We like mozzarella as it keeps to the pizza theme but provolone, parmesan, etc. is also good.
- These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
Nutrition
Calories: 565kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 104mg | Sodium: 958mg | Potassium: 199mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 739IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 165mg | Iron: 2mg