SPICY CHOPPED CHEESE SANDWICH

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The chopped cheese sandwich originated in New York City. It is not spicy and is traditionally made on a flat top grill. I do not have a flat top and also wanted to incorporate some heat so here is my not so traditional version.

Provided by Soup Loving Nicole

Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes Heroes, Hoagies and Subs Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
¼ cup chopped onions
12 ounces lean ground beef
1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
3 slices American cheese
2 hoagie buns, split and toasted
1 cup shredded lettuce
1 roma tomato, thinly sliced

Steps:

Melt butter in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook until onions are soft and starting to caramelize, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
In a large bowl combine ground beef and Sriracha sauce. Mix well unto Sriracha is evenly distributed. Form mixture into two patties and season with salt and pepper.
Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add hamburger patties and cook 5 minutes or until a crust forms on the bottom. Flip patties over and cook 3 minutes.
Using a wide spatula, break patties up into large pieces. Sprinkle cooked onion in between the spaces of the hamburger pieces. Layer cheese over the beef, and cook 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Divide meat mixture evenly between the toasted hoagie rolls. Top each with shredded lettuce and sliced tomato.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 763.4 calories, Carbohydrate 40 g, Cholesterol 166.4 mg, Fat 44.9 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 49.8 g, SaturatedFat 21.7 g, Sodium 1498.1 mg, Sugar 6.5 g