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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (221g) Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 543
Calories from Fat 305		(56%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 33.9g	52%
	Saturated Fat 19.3g	96%
	Monounsaturated Fat 10.5g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 2.1g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 110mg		36%
Sodium 1529mg		63%
Potassium 361mg		10%
Total Carbohydrate 29.7g		9%
	Dietary Fiber 2.4g	9%
	Sugars 3.5g
Protein 29.7g		59%
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Crusty Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwiches

Recipe #102070 | 23 min | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Mimi in Maine
Oct 15, 2004

A delicious sandwich that you will make again and again. It is wonderful with Baked Potato Soup and other soups that don't have meat. These can be grilling while the soup is heating.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1/4 cup parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons soft butter
1 dash garlic powder (optional)
8 slices of a good bread
8 slices monterey jack cheese
8 slices deli ham
Dijon mustard
8 slices tomatoes (thinly sliced)
fresh basil or dry basil

Directions

1
Mix together Parmesan cheese, soft butter, and garlic powder.
2
Build the sandwich as follows--on 4 slices of bread put 1 slice of cheese on each.
3
Then put 2 slices of ham on each.
4
Spread each ham slice with desired amount of mustard.
5
Top with tomato slices and fresh basil, if desired, or just sprinkle a tad of dry basil on it.
6
Cover with remaining slices of cheese and second slice of bread.
7
Very carefully spread the butter, Parmesan cheese, and garlic powder mixture on both sides of the sandwich.
8
Place on a griddle and cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown and cheese is melted.
9
Cut in half and serve.

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From: Scoutie

On Sep 27, 2009

Super sandwich! Second time I made it I got even more creative. I used all of your ingredients and also added 1/2 cup (packed) grated whole-milk mozzarella cheese, reducing the jack cheese. Also added about 5 tablespoons chopped and drained roasted red peppers from the jar. I love this with a good sour dough bread. Thanks for posting Mimi.

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From: jane49423

On Sep 16, 2009

I'll never make a plain ham and cheese sandwich again! This was wonderful, especially the crust.

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From: Hey Jude

On Nov 6, 2004

My husband and I enjoyed these wonderful sandwiches today for lunch. Very tasty and I loved the flavor of the Parmesan/butter mixture. I forgot to put the basil in but I did use it as a garnish. I constructed ours a little differently....I buttered the first slices of bread, laid them in a cold skillet, then assembled the rest of the sandwich right in the pan. Saved the hassle of trying to butter both sides of a fully constructed sandwich. Thanks Mimi, I will for sure make these again!

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From: Manami

On Sep 30, 2008

Hi Mimi, what a recipe! It was delish! However, I pushed the envelope one step further! We added a poached egg on top of the sandwich! It was awesome! I didn't use the basil (personal preference) but used some flat leaf parsley. We used rye bread, montery jack and serrano ham. Thank you so much for sharing - I should have written sooner but forgot, sorry Diane BTW - we also had a potato soup (one of my throw together recipes)! Again, thanks for sharing, Diane