Best Gourmet Grilled Ham Cheese Recipes

GRILLED HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICH

Steps:

• To assemble the sandwiches, butter both sides of each bread slice. Lay ham and cheese on one slice and cover with the another slice. Trim the crusts off the sides.
• Heat a saute pan over medium-low heat, then fry the sandwiches until the cheese starts to melt and the sandwiches are golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side. You may need to add more butter to the pan.
• Remove the sandwiches to paper towels to drain, let them cool for 1 minute, then cut into quarters diagonally and serve 3 quarters each per serving.

GOURMET GRILLED HAM & CHEESE

Steps:

• Make the Shasha sauce: Slice tops off peppers and discard. Roughly chop peppers and place in food processor. Add garlic, mustard and vinegar to processor and puree with peppers. Pour puree into nonreactive saucepan, add sugar and bring to boil over high heat. Lower heat and simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes. Mix flour and water to form smooth paste. Whisk into simmering puree and return mixture to simmer. Cook for 20-30 minutes, stirring regularly, until sauce is very thick. Cool sauce, pour into nonreactive container and refrigerate. Can be refrigerated for up to 1 month. Makes about 3 cups. Delicious on sandwiches and grilled meats. Make the sandwich: Have all ingredients assembled so you can work quickly. Heat nonstick sauté pan over low and fry the soppressata until just crisped and some fat is rendered, about 2 minutes per side. Remove to plate. In same pan, fry egg, seasoned with salt and pepper, sunny-side-up. While egg is frying, drain onion and dry. Reserve fried egg. Layer prosciutto, reserved soppressata, onions and Swiss cheese on one slice of bread. Top with remaining slice of bread. Melt butter in hot pan and add sandwich, pressing down on sandwich. When bread is toasted on bottom side, turn over to grill other side, pressing down. Remove sandwich and place on cutting board. Remove top bread and layer basil leaves, Shasha sauce and fried egg over sandwich. Replace top and cut sandwich in half to serve.

GOURMET GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Stir the cream cheese, Miracle Whip and Montery Jack cheese together.
• Spread the cream cheese mixture over half of the bread, top with a cheese slice.
• Place another slice of bread over the cheese slice making a sandwich.
• Spread the second amount of Miracle Whip over the bread, using it like butter.
• Turn the sandwich over, spreading it onto that slice.
• Spray a frying pan with cooking spray and grill the sandwiches, turning once, until brown.

GRILLED HAM- AND SWISS-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Flatten each chicken breast half to 1/4-inch thickness between sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper.
• Place cheese slice and ham slice on center of each chicken breast; roll up. Secure with small metal skewers. Sprinkle with seasoned salt and pepper.
• Reserve 1/4 cup of the dressing. Cover and grill chicken rolls 4 to 6 inches from medium heat 15 to 20 minutes, brushing with remaining 1/4 cup dressing during last 10 minutes of grilling, until juice of chicken is no longer pink in center. Serve chicken rolls with reserved dressing.